- Patent Title: Systems and methods for optical protection switch with single-ended activation, operation, and provision of 1+1 protection over redundant bidirectional communications paths
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Application No.: US16420784Application Date: 2019-05-23
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Publication No.: US11128394B2Publication Date: 2021-09-21
- Inventor: Kevan Peter Jones
- Applicant: Juniper Networks, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Cooley LLP
- Main IPC: H04J14/02
- IPC: H04J14/02 ; H04Q11/00
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a tail-end optical switch configured to be coupled to a broadcast star network that couples the tail-end optical switch to a head-end optical switch by a primary bidirectional optical path and a second bidirectional optical path. The tail-end optical switch having a first optical switch and a second optical switch configured to provide active switching.
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