Asymetric optical network traffic flow control
US7266302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/2589
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical network may be configured dynamically so that a given channel wavelength can operate in either direction over a fiber in a network. Thus, network providers can provision bandwidth according to the traffic characteristics of the network link in question. A plurality of transceiver modules on either side of a fiber may be switched from a transmit mode to a receive mode depending on the desired direction of the channel.
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