DISPOSITIVO PER IL RIALLINEAMENTO DI FASE DI CELLE ATM IN NODI ATM OTTICI

摘要

The device for the phase realignment of ATM cells in an optical ATM switching node is associated with each input line (Fe) of node and includes means (RIC) for recognizing the beginning of a cell, means (VE) for evaluating the time shift between of a cell and a reference instant and for generating an error signal (ER) depending on the amount of time difference, and means (LR) for compensating the time difference, driven by the error signal (ER). The time difference compensating means (LR) includes a logarithmic optical delay line that is connected upstream of the means (RIC, VE) for recognizing the beginning of a cell and for evaluating the amount of the time difference.