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Optical media management channel

US7146101B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 2001
Grant dateDec 5, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J14/0282
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network management communication infrastructure is provided that supports in-fiber signaling amongst the network components residing in an optical transport network. The network management communication infrastructure introduces an optical media management channel into each of the optical fibers that resides in an optical transport network.

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