摘要:
An optical packet node for receiving and transmitting optical packets is disclosed. A multiwavelength band splitting device splits received optical packets transmitted via multiwavelength bands into at least three groups, each group including one multiwavelength band. A multiwavelength band combining device combine the three groups of multiwavelength bands. At least two optical packet add drop multiplexers are placed between the multiwavelength band splitting device and the multiwavelength band combining device. Each optical packet add drop multiplexer adds and drops at least one individual wavelength to a respective multiwavelength band group. A load balancing stage is connected to the optical packet add drop multiplexers to provide an interconnection between at least two wavelength bands.
摘要:
The invention relates to a switch (112) for optical signals and which has a number of outputs at least equal to the number of inputs and include means whereby an input signal is routed to at least one of those outputs. Each input receives information modulating optical carriers at different wavelengths. The switch (112) includes means (12611, 12612, . . . , 126NB) for grouping all the carriers received into non-contiguous subsets of carriers (G11, . . . , G1B, . . . , GN1, . . . , GNB) and means (1291, 1292, . . . , 129NB) for selecting blocks of carriers from the same subset of carriers. The information corresponding to each subset of optical carriers is thus routed in blocks to the same subset output. Switching the carriers at the subset level improves the quality of the output signal and limits the number of components for the same total quantity of information switched.
摘要:
Packets conveying data are received by a router via input ports which impose on them optical carrier waves whose wavelengths correspond to the ports. Respective time-delays are applied to the packets and they are broadcast to spatial selectors that transmit them to spectral selectors. Amplifiers are distributed over the paths of the packets and the paths are organized in such a manner as to limit the number of semiconductor optical switches in the selectors and to minimize noise and optical crosstalk affecting the packets.
摘要:
A method for synchronizing optical signals conducted via different optical waveguides to an optical network node, wherein the variations in propagation time of the optical signals are compensated by adjustable optical delay circuits of a synchronizing device. To set a new delay for one of the optical waveguides, one of the adjustable delay circuits, already switched into the passive state, is set at the desired delay. This delay circuit is then switched into the active state by means of a high-speed optical switch, and the previously active delay circuit is switched into a passive state.
摘要:
The field of the invention is that of switching optical signals with carrier wavelength conversion capacity, comprising a set of input ports (PE1-PEn), a set of output ports (PS1-PSn) functionally connected to the input ports so that an input signal presented to one of the input ports may be selectively routed to at least one of the output ports, and wavelength conversion means (34) providing a capacity for converting an input signal carrier wavelength to at least one other output port output wavelength.According to the invention the wavelength conversion capacity of said conversion means (34) is limited by at least one of the following three limitation means i) to iii): i) for at least one of said output ports (PS), no wavelength conversion may be applied for sending a signal from an input port; ii) for at least one of said output ports (PS), wavelength conversion may be applied for sending a signal from an input port (PE), but to only a restricted number of wavelength values from the number L of different wavelength values accepted at the input, this restricted number being greater than 0 and less than L, and iii) for only a restricted number of output ports (PS) less than the total number of output ports of the switching system, wavelength conversion may be applied for sending a signal from an input port (PE) to any wavelength value from the number L of different wavelength values accepted at the input.
摘要:
A communications station (4-i) for a WDM ring network is adapted to insert into an optical fiber (2) packets of optical signals carried by at least one wavelength and having a propagation direction in common with at least one other communications station. The station (4-i) comprises, firstly, optical detection means (17) adapted to observe the traffic in said optical fiber (2) associated with said common wavelength and to deliver detection signals representative of the absence of packets in the optical fiber (2) at the detected wavelength for a duration exceeding a duration threshold and ii) control means (11) adapted, in the event of reception of a detection signal associated with the detected wavelength to determine the remaining time before the end of the current session, and then to instruct the insertion into the optical fiber (2) of a packet awaiting transmission, at the detected wavelength, if the remaining time before the end of the current session is greater than the time necessary for inserting the packet awaiting transmission into the fiber.
摘要:
The field of the invention is that of switching optical signals with carrier wavelength conversion capacity, comprising a set of input ports (PE1-PEn), a set of output ports (PS1-PSn) functionally connected to the input ports so that an input signal presented to one of the input ports may be selectively routed to at least one of the output ports, and wavelength conversion means (34) providing a capacity for converting an input signal carrier wavelength to at least one other output port output wavelength. According to the invention the wavelength conversion capacity of said conversion means (34) is limited by at least one of the following three limitation means i) to iii): i) for at least one of said output ports (PS), no wavelength conversion may be applied for sending a signal from an input port; ii) for at least one of said output ports (PS), wavelength conversion may be applied for sending a signal from an input port (PE), but to only a restricted number of wavelength values from the number L of different wavelength values accepted at the input, this restricted number being greater than 0 and less than L, and iii) for only a restricted number of output ports (PS) less than the total number of output ports of the switching system, wavelength conversion may be applied for sending a signal from an input port (PE) to any wavelength value from the number L of different wavelength values accepted at the input.
摘要:
A communications station (4-i) for a WDM ring network is adapted to insert into an optical fiber (2) packets of optical signals carried by at least one wavelength and having a propagation direction in common with at least one other communications station. The station (4-i) comprises, firstly, optical detection means (17) adapted to observe the traffic in said optical fiber (2) associated with said common wavelength and to deliver detection signals representative of the absence of packets in the optical fiber (2) at the detected wavelength for a duration exceeding a duration threshold and ii) control means (11) adapted, in the event of reception of a detection signal associated with the detected wavelength to determine the remaining time before the end of the current session, and then to instruct the insertion into the optical fiber (2) of a packet awaiting transmission, at the detected wavelength, if the remaining time before the end of the current session is greater than the time necessary for inserting the packet awaiting transmission into the fiber.
摘要:
A router includes a first processing module (1) adapted to route primary resources as a function of instructions received, inputs (2) adapted to feed the first processing module (1) with primary resources, outputs (3) adapted to collect primary resources switched by said first processing module (1), a second processing module (6) adapted to process secondary resources to be added or dropped, and coupling means (9) including a drop bus (8) and/or an add bus (7) and adapted, on the instructions of the control means (15), to drop either the whole of a primary resource arriving at one of said inputs (2) and/or outputs (3) or a portion thereof to feed said second processing module (6), and/or to add a secondary resource processed by said second processing module to a primary resource received at one of said inputs (2) and/or outputs (3) and in transit to a common destination.
摘要:
A router includes a first processing module (1) adapted to route primary resources as a function of instructions received, inputs (2) adapted to feed the first processing module (1) with primary resources, outputs (3) adapted to collect primary resources switched by said first processing module (1), a second processing module (6) adapted to process secondary resources to be added or dropped, and coupling means (9) including a drop bus (8) and/or an add bus (7) and adapted, on the instructions of the control means (15), to drop either the whole of a primary resource arriving at one of said inputs (2) and/or outputs (3) or a portion thereof to feed said second processing module (6), and/or to add a secondary resource processed by said second processing module to a primary resource received at one of said inputs (2) and/or outputs (3) and in transit to a common destination.