Patent · US Active

Pluggable aggregation module for an optical network

US10659854B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

ADVA Optical Networking SE · DE

Inventors

Mohammad Alfiad · Duluth, US
Niall Robinson · Plano, US
Ross Saunders · Leven, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 1, 2019
Grant date	May 19, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2011/0035
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A pluggable aggregation module adapted to be plugged into a network device of an optical network, said pluggable aggregation module comprising optical frontends configured to connect said pluggable aggregation module with a corresponding number of modules to exchange optical signals via optical fibres in legacy signal formats; and an electrical conversion circuit configured to convert the legacy signal formats to an internal signal format used by said network device.

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