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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2019
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
[Problem] To provide a novel optical network which can be used as an in-vehicle optical backbone network and exhibits high capacity, low delay, low power consumption, low noise and low cost. [Solution] An optical network system, wherein: a signal processing unitcontrols a light source, and generates an optical signal which includes an information portion to be read by one of the gateway units, and a continuous light portion to be written thereby; a network control unitgenerates an electrical signal which designates a gate y unitand pertains to whether the information incorporated into the optical signal is to be read or written; and when designated by the electrical signal, each of the gateway unitstransfers information to and from an electronic control unit, and reads information included in the corresponding optical signal or writes information in the continuous light portion, on the basis of the information included in the electrical signal about whether to read or write information.