发明名称 |
OPTICAL SWITCHING IN A FIBER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SAME |
摘要 |
A fiber optics communications system and method are provided. The system includes a transmitter apparatus located at a first location and having a plurality of laser transmitters and a plurality of optical switches coupling optical signals from the laser transmitters to optical fibers. A receiver apparatus is located at a second location remote from the first location and includes a plurality of receivers and a plurality of optical switches coupling optical signals from the optical fibers to the optical receivers. A first control circuit controls the switches of the transmitter apparatus in accordance with conditions at the first and the second locations. A second control circuit controls the switches of the receiver apparatus in accordance with conditions at the first and second locations. The backing up of a plurality of transmitting lasers by a single back up laser and the backing up of a plurality of receivers by a single back up receiver are also described.
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申请公布号 |
US5241610(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1993.08.31 |
申请号 |
US19910753952 |
申请日期 |
1991.09.03 |
申请人 |
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. |
发明人 |
LABICHE, MICHAEL J.;LYONS, GARY W.;HANSON, RONALD J. |
分类号 |
H04B10/02;H04Q3/52;H04Q11/00 |
主分类号 |
H04B10/02 |
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