Method and apparatus for managing an optical signal
US7630634B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J14/0217
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A node for managing an optical signal includes a first system optics card for providing channels to be transported over a first optical transport link and receives channels from a second optical transport link. Channels received over the second optical transport link are provided to an optical converter card for transport to a client device, for feedback onto the first optical transport link, or pass through to a second system optics card of the node. The first system optics card is capable of dropping network channels from the second transport link to associated client devices through optical converter cards and add client channels received from optical converter cards to the first transport link. The first system optics card may include one or more express input and output ports to couple with one or more other system optics cards in order to provide multiple degrees of communication capability.
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