Flexible grid optical spectrum transmitter, receiver, and transceiver
US10887041B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0086
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods include managing optical spectrum in an optical network utilizing a flexible grid where each channel in the optical network has a center frequency and utilizes a plurality of bins to define spectral width, wherein each channel's occupancy on the optical spectrum is enumerated by its center frequency and plurality of bins.
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