Optical communications – Multiplex – Optical switching
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-25
2011-10-11
Pascal, Leslie (Department: 2613)
Optical communications
Multiplex
Optical switching
C398S075000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08036529
ABSTRACT:
Provided are a wavelength conversion apparatus in a Time Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network (TDM-PON) system based on a Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) system, and an optical transmission method using the wavelength conversion apparatus. Each subscriber does not need to have its own wavelength but transmits an uplink signal using a wavelength band used in the TDM-PON system and routs optical network unit (ONU) uplink signals belonging to the same ONU to a wavelength conversion apparatus positioned in a subscriber area. The wavelength conversion apparatus converts the ONU uplink signals into wavelengths and uplinks the wavelengths of an optical line terminal (OLT) of a central office (CO) so as to enable a WDM transmission. Thus, a method of constituting a wavelength conversion apparatus and a remote node (RN) using the wavelength conversion apparatus can be suggested to realize a hybrid-PON system into which TDM-PON system and WDM systems are combined. In the hybrid-PON system, an ONU uses a wavelength used in the TDM-PON system and requires a lower optical power than an ONU of the TDM-PON system. Therefore, the WDM system can be easily applied in an area in which the TDM-PON system is installed.
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Kim Byoung Whi
Park Youngil
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
Pascal Leslie
Rabin & Berdo P.C.
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