Method and apparatus for optically switching data
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    发明公开
    Method and apparatus for optically switching data 审中-公开
    用于光学数据交换的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1265453A3

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-07

    申请号:EP02253756.7

    申请日:2002-05-29

    申请人: Ericsson AB

    发明人: Vogley, Wilbur C.

    IPC分类号: H04Q11/00

    摘要: A switch for switching data from a source to a destination along a network, at least a portion of which is optically based. The switch a plurality of input and output ports of optical transceivers. The switch an element connected to the input and output ports in which the data is reflected as many times as necessary until a desired output port is available for the data to be sent out to the destination. A method for transferring data in a telecommunications network. The method the steps of receiving data at a chassis of an optical switch in the network. There is the step of reflecting the data in the chassis until an output port of the switch becomes available to the data. There is the step of sending the data out the output port onto the network.