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Subsea communications system

US7261162B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 2003
Grant dateAug 28, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/25
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A subsea communications module includes an interface to communicate with a surface facility over a communications link using a packet-based protocol. The communications link can be implemented with a fiber optic line, wire-based line, and/or other types of communications lines.

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