Shared optical ring protection in a multi-fiber ring
CA 2414043 A1 · Owner: Carrick, John C. · Inventors: Carrick, John C.; Gerstel, Ornan A.
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A communication network comprising first and second communication paths and , nodes coupled therethrough. Each node comprises first and second switches each having a first terminal coupled to an end of a first communication path and a second terminal coupled to an end of a second communication path. Third terminals of the first and second switches are coupled together through at least one third communication path. A Wavelength-Division-Multiplexed device of the node is coupled to an external communication node and a fourth terminal of each switch. A node controller responds to an applied input by controlling at least one switch to cause selective coupling of at least one of (a) first …
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- Filed June 22, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 22, 2021.
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