Open fiber control and loss of light propagation in time...

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2005-12-21

2010-11-02

Liu, Li (Department: 2613)

Optical communications

Multiplex

Hybrid

C398S017000, C398S030000, C398S034000, C398S035000, C398S074000, C398S098000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07826745

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for transmitting signals from a plurality of input channels over a TDM optical network, where each of the input channels contains an optical data signal and an electrical control signal containing control information relating to the optical data signal. In accordance with the invention, respective optical receivers convert the optical data signals to respective electrical data signals, which a TDM data multiplexer time-multiplexes to generate a multiplexed data signal. A TDM control signal multiplexer time-multiplexes the electrical control signals to generate a multiplexed control signal that is combined with said multiplexed data signal to generate a composite electrical signal. An optical transmitter generates a composite optical signal from the composite electrical signal that is transmitted over the network, optionally after WDM multiplexing it with other composite optical signals. The corresponding reverse operations are performed at the receiving end to regenerate the original data and control signals.

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