Abstract:
An apparatus and method for monitoring an optical fiber that links a first node and a second node. An apparatus includes: a first transmitting part for outputting a first check light, which is modulated by the first pattern signal, to the optical fiber link. A first receiving part demodulates the second pattern signal from the second check light, which is input by the optical fiber link. A first processor generates the first pattern signal and outputs the first pattern signal to the first transmitting part, and receives the second pattern signal from the first receiving part.
Abstract:
A method for time synchronization in a distributed control system includes the steps of: when a sync is received from a master-side, confirming both a reception time point of the corresponding sync and a compensation time point of a previous frequency, and determining if a result obtained by confirming the two time points corresponds to a preset Frequency Compensation Interval (FCI); performing only a time offset compensation operation when the result obtained by confirming the two time points does not correspond to the preset FCI; and performing both time offset and frequency compensation operations when the result obtained by confirming the two time points corresponds to the preset FCI.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a time synchronization method for selecting a predetermined timing master and according Times of Day of a plurality of nodes with a Time of Day of the predetermined timing master in a Residential Ethernet system, which includes the nodes, the method comprising the steps of receiving, by a predetermined node among the nodes, a time value of the predetermined timing master, and setting a time value of the predetermined node as the received time value, and changing, by the predetermined node, the set time value by taking into consideration a data transmission delay time value between the predetermined node and the predetermined timing master.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method, apparatus and computer product for ensuring QoS (Quality of Service) of isochronous data in a Residential Ethernet system including a legacy Ethernet device and a first Residential Ethernet switch, in which the first Residential Ethernet switch transmits data packets to the legacy Ethernet device, the method comprising the steps of inserting, by the first Residential Ethernet switch, virtual local area network (VLAN) tags into the data packets in order to allocate priorities to the data packets, and establishing priorities of the VLAN tags such that a highest priority is allocated to isochronous packets from among the data packets.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for forming a synchronous frame to be transmitted in a Residential Ethernet System, which is capable of discretely transmitting synchronous data and asynchronous data, wherein the synchronous frame includes synchronous packets which are formed according to destinations of synchronous data. The method includes the steps of: receiving the synchronous data having different destinations, and classifying the received synchronous data according to the destinations of the synchronous data; adding a synchronous header to each of the synchronous data classified according to the destinations in order to insert synchronous information into each synchronous data; and adding an Ethernet header for Ethernet processing, thereby forming the synchronous packets.
Abstract:
Transmitting data in a synchronous Ethernet passive optical network employs a synchronous Ethernet for ensuring QoS during transmission of multi-media data, thereby specifying transmission of synchronous data and asynchronous data, respectively. The Ethernet passive optical network has an optical line terminal, which is a central base station, and a plurality of optical network units. The method includes the steps of forming a synchronous frame using the OLT to transmit synchronous data for the ONUs, forming an asynchronous frame using the OLT to transmit asynchronous data for the ONUs, forming a super frame including the synchronous and asynchronous frames using the OLT, and transmitting the super frame using the OLT.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for quantitatively measuring a delay caused according to communication environments during a transmission of multimedia data, particularly, MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)-2 TS (Transport Stream), in a multimedia system. The apparatus includes a transmitter that generates and transmits a counter information packet (CIP), which is required to measure the delay in the transmission of the multimedia data, by inserting into the multimedia data the results of counting predetermined bits using a first counter; and a receiver that receives the CIP and computes the delay by comparing the counting results in the CIP with counting results received from a second counter.
Abstract:
A method of enabling transmission of a time-critical control signal event in a sync frame period, such as a pause signal that is generated when the receive buffer of an Ethernet switch is filled with packets beyond a threshold due to congestion of uplink asynchronous data, is disclosed. To transmit time-critical information in a synchronous Ethernet system, a current transmission period is checked upon detection of a time-critical event. If the current transmission period is a sync frame period, time-critical control information is generated, inserted into the first sub-sync frame after the time-critical event, and transmitted. If the current transmission period is an async frame period, a control frame including the time-critical control information is generated and transmitted.
Abstract:
A field programmable gate array (FPGA) for multiplexing data and enable signals input from a plurality of input ports and outputting the multiplexed signal to one output port is disclosed. The FPGA includes a plurality of memories, which are connected to the input ports, for storing the input data and enable signals, respectively, and outputting one-shot signals at trailing edges of the enable signals; and a finite state machine (FSM) for sequentially reading the data signals stored in the memories in an order of the one-shot signals input from the memories.
Abstract:
A communication/broadcast multiplexer and demultiplexer for multiplexing and demultiplexing communication and broadcast signals using a specific transmission standard in an optical network system that integrates broadcast and communication services using a channel selection technique. The multiplexer comprises a broadcast data input unit, a communication data input unit, and a synchronous Ethernet framer. The broadcast data input unit receives broadcast data switched on a subscriber basis through a broadcast switch in an optical line terminal (OLT) in the system, and transfers it as a synchronous data frame to the synchronous Ethernet framer. The communication data input unit receives communication data on a subscriber basis through an Ethernet switch in the OLT and transfers it as an asynchronous data frame to the synchronous Ethernet framer. The synchronous Ethernet framer converts both the received synchronous and asynchronous data frames into a TDM synchronous Ethernet frame, and outputs the TDM synchronous Ethernet frame.