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Optical line protection device and optical line protection method

US6823137B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 7, 2000
Grant dateNov 23, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J3/085
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To provide a system in which a configuration is simple and a switching of an optical line can be performed at a high speed. A protection unit for performing optical line protection by using K1-K2 information inserted into a payload is provided for each physical interface. The protection unit includes a filter for separating a payload of user data and a payload including K1-K2 information according to a control signal in a received payload, a selector for switching user data to be transmitted or K1-K2 information to be transmitted after adding a control signal of a value corresponding thereto, and a control unit for controlling an output buffer to a switch block and creating K1-K2 information to be transmitted and communicating with a physical interface card of another system on the basis of K1-K2 information.

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