摘要 |
<p>A passive optical network comprises a first node configured to transmit a downlink data signal over a communication channel of an optical link, the communication channel having a first wavelength, and a second node configured to transmit an uplink data signal over the optical link using the communication channel having the first wavelength. The first node and/or the second node is adapted to perform at least one monitoring measurement on the communication channel having the first wavelength, and provide monitoring information, comprising the at least one monitoring measurement, in a monitoring channel. Common public radio interface (CPRI) traffic can therefore be transported over an optical transport network (OTN), by using a frequency reuse technique to provide a symmetrical bi-directional communication link between a first node and a second node, and using a frame structure of the optical transport network to provide a monitoring channel.</p> |