Control device for an optical network and method of operating a control device

摘要

The invention relates to a control device (100) for an optical network (1000), wherein said control device (100) is operable to receive at least one quality measure (qm1) characterizing a quality of at least one optical link (10) of said optical network (1000) from an optical receiver (200) connected to said link (10), and to control at least one network element (ne1) of said network (1000) which is operable to amplify and/or attenuate at least one signal (s) associated with said optical link (10) depending on said at least one quality measure (qm1).