Method, communication apparatus, and communication system
US-2015381284-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Self-healing repeater node
US9002196B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9002196-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313849782-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jun 18, 2009 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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A device may include a component, a first switch, a repeater, and a second switch. The component may configure optical paths between ports. The component may comprise a first pair of optical ports connected to a first pair of optical fibers, and a second pair of optical ports connected to a second pair of optical fibers. The first switch may be configured to output one of two optical signals received by the first pair of optical ports from the first pair of optical fibers. The repeater may reshape or amplify the outputted optical signal. The second switch may be configured to direct the reshaped or amplified signal to one of the second pair of optical ports.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: providing, in an optical node in an optical network, a test configuration for routing a test signal, transmitted from a test component of the optical node, over a primary optical fiber; performing, using the test signal and the test configuration, testing associated with an optical path through the optical node, to identify one or more faults associated with the optical path; sending, via an optical service channel carried on the pri…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9002196B2 cover?
- A device may include a component, a first switch, a repeater, and a second switch. The component may configure optical paths between ports. The component may comprise a first pair of optical ports connected to a first pair of optical fibers, and a second pair of optical ports connected to a second pair of optical fibers. The first switch may be configured to output one of two optical signals re…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc, Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04Q11/0003. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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