Node equipment

US8948588B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8948588-B2
Application numberUS-201113521354-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 20, 2011
Priority dateApr 22, 2010
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

Node equipment 1 , having optical attenuator unit 21 for optically attenuating wavelength division multiplexing signals received and optical multiplexer/demultiplexer unit 5 for performing optical multiplexing/demultiplexing of the wavelength division multiplexing signals received from the optical attenuator unit 21 via an optical cord 11 , includes: output level detecting unit 24 for detecting the optical power level of the wavelength division multiplexing signals at a pre-stage of the optical cord 11 ; input level detecting unit 52 for detecting the optical power level of the wavelength division multiplexing signals at a post-stage of the optical cord 11 ; deciding unit 25 for deciding abnormality of the optical power level loss through the optical cord 11 from the optical power levels detected by the output level detecting unit 24 and input level detecting unit 52 ; and control unit 26 for controlling the optical attenuation of the optical attenuator unit 21 according to the abnormality decision result by the deciding unit 25.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

What is claimed is: 1. Node equipment including an optical attenuator that optically attenuates received wavelength division multiplexing signals, and an optical multiplexer/demultiplexer that carries out optical multiplexing/demultiplexing of the wavelength division multiplexing signals received from the optical attenuator via an optical cord, the node equipment comprising: an output level detector that detects an optical power level of the wavelength division multiplexing signal…

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Next steps

Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US8948588B2 cover?
Node equipment 1 , having optical attenuator unit 21 for optically attenuating wavelength division multiplexing signals received and optical multiplexer/demultiplexer unit 5 for performing optical multiplexing/demultiplexing of the wavelength division multiplexing signals received from the optical attenuator unit 21 via an optical cord 11 , includes: output level detecting unit 24 for…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sueoka Hideki, Mitsubishi Electric Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B10/07955. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).