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Private optical communications systems, devices, and methods

US7437082B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 14, 2003
Grant dateOct 14, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/04
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for transmitting traffic in an optical communication system comprising separating the input traffic into a plurality of data signals, parameter encoding the data signals, transmitting each of the data signals on a separate optical channel, receiving the data signals on the channels, parameter decoding the data signals, and combining the plurality of data signals from the channels into output traffic corresponding to the input traffic.

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