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Multichannel optical transport network skew control

US7962043B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2008
Grant dateJun 14, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J14/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method are provided for controlling time delay in a multichannel optical transport network transmission device. The method accepts a pair of 2n-phase shift keying (2nPSK) modulated signals via Ix and Qx electrical signal paths, where n>1, and a pair of 2p-PSK modulated signals via Iy and Qy electrical signal paths where p>1. A voltage V1 on the Ix signal path is compared with a voltage V2 on the Qx signal path, and a VOx voltage in generated, which is minimized by adjusting time delay modules in the Ix and Qx signals paths. Likewise, a voltage V3 (Iy) is compared with a voltage V4 (Qy), and a VOy voltage is generated and minimized. Subsequent to minimizing VOx and VOy, the sum of V1 and V2 (V12) is compared with the sum of V3 and V4 (V34), and a VOxy voltage is generated and minimized.

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