Patent · US Expired

Method and system for providing protection in an optical communication network

US7174096B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by
16References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 24, 2003
Grant dateFeb 6, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 1, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J14/0283
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for providing tandem protection in a communication system. Path protection is provided using at least two redundant communication paths and selecting the communication path having a higher signal quality. Interface protection is provided through a protection transceiver. The interface protection may be delayed while the path protection attempts to restore communication.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.