Optical network system
US11368768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0064
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, an optical network system including a plurality of optical switches configured to switch beams of light which are modulated to carry information, a plurality of host computers comprising respective optical network interface controllers (NICs), optical fibers connecting the optical NICs and the optical switches forming an optically-switched communication network, over which optical circuit connections are established between pairs of the optical NICs over ones of the optical fibers via ones of the optical switches, the optically-switched communication network which including the optical NICs and the optical switches.
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