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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2016
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Luca Giorgi, Ponsacco, IT;
Giulio Bottari, Leghorn, IT;
Antonio D'Errico, Calci, IT;
Francesco Giurlanda, Pisa, IT;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A data center network node () comprises one or more switch () configured to link an optical transceiver () to an optical connection comprising a multi-core optical fiber () having a plurality of cores (). For each core (), the one or more switch () is configurable between a first configuration in which an optical signal on a said core () of the multi-core optical fiber bypasses the optical transceiver and a second configuration in which the optical transceiver is optically linked to the said core () of the multi-core optical fiber ().