Optical communications network
US5760935A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0096
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical communications system comprises an inner core network, a plurality of outer networks coupled to the core, and local networks coupled to the outer networks whereby to provide access to terminals coupled to the network. Information transported between terminals across the network is carried via pixels in a discrete communications space defined by time and wavelength co-ordinates.
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