Methods and systems for creating a digital interconnect fabric
US7349629B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/27
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical network provides a digital interconnect fabric allowing nodes to seamlessly communicate with each other. Each node is connected to a bi-directional optical bus through passive optical interface devices. The optical interface devices route signals from each node onto the bus in both directions and also route signals traveling along the bus in either direction to each node. The optical interface devices and optical bus are passive and do not involve any regeneration of the electrical signals. The nodes are assigned wavelengths of transmission and have tunable receivers for selecting a wavelength of reception. The digital interconnect fabric facilitates Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and other digital communication protocols.
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