摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive and reliable arrangement for providing electric power to repeater nodes that have no access to locally provided commercial electrical power, in a terrestrial optical communication system. <P>SOLUTION: A terrestrial optical communication system including a plurality of optical nodes interconnected to optical links utilizes a hybrid optical/electrical cable to provide electrical power from one or more powered system nodes to one or more remote unpowered nodes that have no access to locally provided electrical power. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |