Optical communications – Multiplex – Time division
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Phan, Hanh (Department: 2633)
Optical communications
Multiplex
Time division
C398S100000, C398S066000, C398S067000, C398S068000, C398S069000, C398S070000, C398S071000, C398S072000, C398S061000, C398S063000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06915079
ABSTRACT:
A passive optical star coupler, and associated method of operation arranged to transmit signals received at any input port to all output ports other than an output port associated with the input port. In this way all received signals are broadcast to all connected network equipment with the exception of the transmitting equipment.
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Grant Michael
Unitt Brian
Barnes & Thornburg
Nortel Networks Ltd.
Phan Hanh
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