摘要 |
An optical path cross connect apparatus employs an economical 1x2 optical switches instead of expensive optical amplifiers, realizing an economical apparatus and suppressing dimensions of the apparatus, a dummy optical signal that realizes a reliable switching from a system in service to a standby system when a fault occurs in the system in service, and a switching method provides a method to replace an optical switch and to insert an optical amplifier, if required, while continuing communication services. <IMAGE>
|