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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2015
Applicant:
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Inventors:
Neil Parkin, London, GB;
Anas Mohsin, London, GB;
Assignee:
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/07 (2013.01); H04B 10/071 (2013.01); H04B 10/077 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/071 (2013.01); H04B 10/0773 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0067 (2013.01); H04B 10/07 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0083 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical network node capable of being powered, comprising—a reflector arranged to reflect an optical signal, and—a switch arranged to direct the optical signal to the reflector in dependence on whether the optical network node is powered.