Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Plural
Patent
1998-06-01
2000-02-01
Ullah, Akm E.
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Plural
G02B 628
Patent
active
060212349
ABSTRACT:
An interconnect apparatus provides for optical and/or electric signal interconnections of a number of input ports from a row of N input ports (11.1-11.N) with a number of output ports from a row of N output ports (13.1-13.N) by way of a signal bus which is capable of being segmented. The apparatus comprises a rack structure (10) having a row of N circuit positions (15.1-15.N) for plugging in circuit modules (16), and a set of such circuit modules provided with signal circuits (22) having various bus functions, such as bus-input, bus-interconnect and bus-output functions. The signal bus comprises one or more disjunct bus segments, with each bus segment being capable of being composed of bus parts (11.j-1) between consecutive module positions (11.j-1, 11.j) and bus parts formed by the signal circuits of circuit modules (16) plugged into the module positions (15.j-1, 15.j) (where j=2, . . . ,N).
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Koninklijke KPN N.V.
Ullah Akm E.
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