Optical communication system, master station, and optical communication method
US12009844B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/0795
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Time taken for resuming communication in a protection scheme using a backup path in an optical communication system including a master station device and a plurality of slave station devices is decreased. The plurality of slave station devices are connected in parallel to a looped path. A communication path between the master station device and each of the slave station device includes a normal path and a backup path. The master station device performs communication control processing for each of the slave station device based on RTT. A first slave station device is a slave station device with which communication through the normal path has become impossible. First backup path RTT of the first slave station device is calculated based on first normal path RTT of the first slave station device, first partial RTT between the master station device and the looped path, and loop propagation time necessary for one trip through the looped path. The communication control processing for the first slave station device is resumed based on the calculated first backup path RTT without measurement of the first backup path RTT when the first slave station device is sensed.
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