Fujitsu Corporation

Chikashi Hashimoto

Yoshihisa Ikeda

Hiroyuki Iwaki

Masato Hashizume

Takanori Yasui

An abnormality in operation is detected by meticulously monitoring the operation of a monitored device that comprises a state machine. The state number, indicating the state the monitored device is currently in, is output from the device. The upper and lower limit values of current consumption is set for each state number. A monitoring circuit, using the upper and lower limit values for the present state number, judges the value of current consumption detected by a current detection circuit and detects whether there is abnormality in operation.

Abnormal circuit operation detection system

In an optical transmission apparatus controlling an optical output portion by a working optical output controller and a protection optical output controller, the optical output controllers separately generate (inverted) preset value signals corresponding to a common output preset value provided from outside, and perform an analog addition of a common optical output monitoring signal and the preset value signal with an integrating circuit. An optical output portion generates an optical output signal which is an optical input signal controlled based on an output of the wired-OR of the optical output controllers, and generates the optical output monitoring signal corresponding to the optical output signal. When the optical output monitoring signal exceeds the preset value signals, the optical output controllers substantially control input terminals of the integrating circuits respectively to a ground potential by using control circuits.

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Yokohama, Japan

Chikashi Hashimoto