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Wavelength allocation scheme and WDM equipment

US6859623B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 15, 2001
Grant dateFeb 22, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J14/0227
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention is related to a wavelength allocation scheme for a WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplex) equipment with a distribution of used optical channels that are arranged around a saturation channel in a way that the total spectrum of the optical channels is balanced independent from the number of equipped optical channels.

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