Container based crossconnect

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2007-07-31

2007-07-31

Vanderpuye, Kenneth (Department: 2613)

Optical communications

Multiplex

Optical switching

C398S045000, C398S048000, C398S050000, C398S051000, C398S054000, C370S351000, C370S352000, C370S355000, C370S389000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10431795

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for optical cross connects which switch data at a container (packet) level. In one embodiment, a plurality of optical switch edges are coupled to an optical switch core via a minimal number of optical fibers. The switch core is configured to optically switch data from an ingress edge to one of a plurality of egress edges in a nonblocking fashion. The ingress edge receives data streams and distributes the data among a plurality of container processors. Each of these container processors produces an optical signal of a different wavelength, which can then be multiplexed with others to form a multiple-wavelength optical signal that is transmitted to the switch core. The switch core then switches successive portions (containers) of the multiple-wavelength signal to the egress edges to which they are respectively destined. The respective egress edges perform the reverse of this process to form output data signals.

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