Optical packet switch
US5093743A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q11/0066
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An interconnect fabric is constructed from a plurality of fixed wavelength transmitters which are used to transmit arriving data packets through a star coupler, and a plurality of tunable receivers which tune to whatever frequency necessary to receive the desired data from the star coupler. A control network, constructed from a plurality of fixed wavelength receivers and a plurality of tunable transmitters, determines what frequencies the tunable receivers should tune to, and sends a signal to effectuate such tuning.
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