COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRING CONVERTING UNIT AND WIRING METHOD FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CASE SLOTS THROUGH TRANSMISSION

摘要

In an intra-case optical communication system incorporating card slots (61-64) and a concentrate slot for performing inter-slot communication through optical communication, optical wirings between the card slots are achieved by use of optical fiber sheets or the like so as to simplify the wirings and reduce the size of the case. An optical wiring converting part (6) for changing the manner of connecting the card slots is provided to the concentrate slot, thereby allowing the connection manner to be readily changed to a desired geometry (mesh, ring or the like). Additionally, an optical terminal of each optical connector is shared by a plurality of slots, thereby allowing the optical terminals to be interchanged among the shared optical connectors.