Add/drop multiplexer for OTN/DWDM rings utilizing a pair of muxponders
US7469103B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J14/0201
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for providing ADM functionality to an optical (OTN/DWDM) ring are provided. A pair of muxponder components are utilized to form a transparent ADM. In one muxponder, transmit signals are sent in a first direction and receive signals are received from a second direction. In the other muxponder, transmit signals are sent in the second direction and received from the first direction.
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