摘要:
In one embodiment, techniques provide a mechanism for tracking wavelengths in a DWDM network. In particular, embodiments of the present invention also provide for connection tracking using a slowly modulated pilot tone in a DWDM network without dedicated hardware for the generation and the diction of the tone.
摘要:
In one embodiment, techniques provide a mechanism for tracking wavelengths in a DWDM network. In particular, embodiments of the present invention also provide for connection tracking using a fast pilot tone in a DWDM network without dedicated hardware for the generation and the diction of the tone.
摘要:
A efficient and inexpensive optical WDM network architecture with add and drop couplers. Add couplers and drop couplers connected to a network optical fiber with wavelength blocker units which filter out optical signals at selected wavelengths on the optical fiber. The wavelength blocker units are distributed among the add and drop couplers so that each segment of the optical fiber between pairs of neighboring wavelength blocker units has at least three add and drop couplers. More specifically, each segment has the following relationship: THRU+ADD+DROP+LOCAL≦TOTAL where THRU is the number of channels passing through the segment; ADD is the number of channels added within the segment; DROP the number of channels dropped within the segment; LOCAL the number of channels confined within the segment; and TOTAL is the total capacity of the optical fiber.
摘要翻译:一种高效且廉价的具有加和耦合器的光学WDM网络架构。 添加连接到具有波长阻挡单元的网络光纤的耦合器和降压耦合器,其滤除光纤上选定波长的光信号。 波长阻挡单元分布在加和耦合器之间,使得相邻波长阻挡器单元对之间的光纤的每个段具有至少三个加和耦合耦合器。 更具体地说,每个段具有以下关系:<?in-line-formula description =“In-line Formulas”end =“lead”?> THRU + ADD + DROP + LOCAL <= TOTAL <?in-line-formula description =“在线公式”end =“tail”?>其中THRU是通过段的通道数; ADD是在段内添加的通道数; 降低段内下降的通道数; 本地限制段内的通道数; 而TOTAL是光纤的总容量。
摘要:
An autoprotected optical communication ring network is disclosed. The ring network includes two optical carriers that are arranged for bidirectional transmission. Multiple optically reconfigurable nodes are connected along the optical carriers. The nodes communicate in pairs, defining non-overlapping working links. Under normal conditions, the nodes of each pair are optically configured to exchange optical signals over the working link at a first wavelength on the first carrier and at a second wavelength that is different from the first wavelength on the second carrier. During a failure condition, the first wavelength on the second carrier and the second wavelength on the first carrier are reserved for effecting a protection scheme, while the first wavelength on the first carrier and the second wavelength on the second carrier can still be used for unaffected working links.
摘要:
Systems and methods for reliable and low cost optical connection verification. One application is verification and monitoring of optical cross-connect performance. A connection is verified by splitting off optical signals at both ports of the connection, converting the signals to electrical signals, and then cross-correlating to verify connectivity between the ports. Lowpass filtering applied to the electrical signals may be applied to reduce the complexity of the cross-correlation.
摘要:
In an optical network a 1+1 bidirectional protection system is presented. Each node across a link has photodiodes to monitor the power of signals received by the node on receiving working and protection optical fibers and also optical switches connected to transmission working and protection optical fibers to modulate signals to its counterpart node across the link. When a node detects a fault in the receiving working optical fiber, not only does the node switch to the receiving protection optical fiber, but it also switches to the transmission protection optical fiber to signal the fault to the node across the link. The optical switches on transmission working and protection optical fibers allow the two nodes across the link to signal each other at a protocol-less or primary protocol level for the link to revert back to its initial state.
摘要:
Agile OADM structures having a range of tradeoffs between costs and flexibility are disclosed. In certain implementations, cyclic AWGs (arrayed waveguide gratings) are employed. Excellent optical performance is achieved along with relatively low initial and upgrade costs. An economically optimal level of network flexibility may thus be achieved.
摘要:
Agile OADM structures having a range of tradeoffs between costs and flexibility are disclosed. In certain implementations, cyclic AWGs (arrayed waveguide gratings) are employed. Excellent optical performance is achieved along with relatively low initial and upgrade costs. An economically optimal level of network flexibility may thus be achieved.
摘要:
In an optical network a 1+1 bidirectional protection system is presented. Each node across a link has photodiodes to monitor the power of signals received by the node on receiving working and protection optical fibers and also optical switches connected to transmission working and protection optical fibers to modulate signals to its counterpart node across the link. When a node detects a fault in the receiving working optical fiber, not only does the node switch to the receiving protection optical fiber, but it also switches to the transmission protection optical fiber to signal the fault to the node across the link. The optical switches on transmission working and protection optical fibers allow the two nodes across the link to signal each other at a protocol-less or primary protocol level for the link to revert back to its initial state.
摘要:
A local area network is used to interconnect media equipment, such as telephones, VoIP telephones, a media server, etc., located at geographically distributed sites of an optical communication system. The local area network may be implemented within an optical services channel carried by a WDM optical communication link. This may provide the needed connectivity at low costs and may allow conference calls to be accommodated.