STORAGE AREA NETWORK EXTENSION OVER PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS USING PARALLEL SIGNAL DETECTION

摘要

A storage area network extension, network and. method include a storage terminal (108) coupled to a remote node (120). The remote node is connected to a passive optical network, PON, for transferring data signals in the PON and storage signals to/ from the storage terminal by employing subcarrier channels in the PON to enable concurrent bidirectional transfer of the data and the storage signals. A storage area network (110) is coupled to the storage terminal and configured to store and retrieve the storage signals for transfer over the PON.