Large capacity multi-access wavelength division multiplexing packet network
US5455699A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0018
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to an optical communication sytem well suited for local-area-network and optical switching applications requiring high bit rate transmission. The system provides collision-free reception, achieved by means of a novel fast-tunable optical filter that controls the packet flow. Reception acknowledgements are passively generated without the use of optical sources and are transported on the same packet network.
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