CA2434797A1 - Optical switch - Google Patents

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CA2434797A1
CA2434797A1 CA002434797A CA2434797A CA2434797A1 CA 2434797 A1 CA2434797 A1 CA 2434797A1 CA 002434797 A CA002434797 A CA 002434797A CA 2434797 A CA2434797 A CA 2434797A CA 2434797 A1 CA2434797 A1 CA 2434797A1
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Paul Gunning
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British Telecommunications PLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H04Q2011/0007—Construction
    • H04Q2011/0015—Construction using splitting combining
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H04Q2011/0037—Operation
    • H04Q2011/0045—Synchronisation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0062—Network aspects
    • H04Q2011/009—Topology aspects
    • H04Q2011/0094—Star

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Abstract

An optical switch comprises a hub and a plurality of nodes with the hub being connected to each node by an optical communication link dedicated for clock signals and by an optical communication link dedicated for data signals. In use the hub transmits a clock signal to all of the nodes; each node re-transmits a copy of the clock signal to the hub and transmits a data signal to the hub. The hub returns each re-transmitted clock signal to its respective node and forwards a copy of each data signal to all of the nodes so that each node can receive a selected data signal by processing the re-transmitted clock signal.
CA002434797A 2001-01-15 2002-01-15 Optical switch Expired - Fee Related CA2434797C (en)

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EP01300311A EP1223785A1 (en) 2001-01-15 2001-01-15 Optical switch
EP01300311.6 2001-01-15
PCT/GB2002/000155 WO2002056634A2 (en) 2001-01-15 2002-01-15 Optical switch

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CA2434797C CA2434797C (en) 2007-10-30

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CA (1) CA2434797C (en)
DE (1) DE60236490D1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002056634A2 (en)

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US20220286221A1 (en) * 2019-09-06 2022-09-08 Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) Optical Node and Optical Transceiver for Auto Tuning of Operational Wavelength

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US6665495B1 (en) * 2000-10-27 2003-12-16 Yotta Networks, Inc. Non-blocking, scalable optical router architecture and method for routing optical traffic

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EP1223785A1 (en) 2002-07-17
US20040037559A1 (en) 2004-02-26
WO2002056634A3 (en) 2002-10-03
CA2434797C (en) 2007-10-30
US7016562B2 (en) 2006-03-21
EP1352542A2 (en) 2003-10-15
WO2002056634A2 (en) 2002-07-18
EP1352542B1 (en) 2010-05-26
DE60236490D1 (en) 2010-07-08

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