Optical transmission system and optical transmission method

Abstract

[Problem] whether optical input interruption detected by an OXC device is due to an external failure from an upstream side or an internal failure of the OXC device in a transponder device connected to the OXC device using an optical transmission line, and this determination is implemented at low cost. [Solution] An optical transmission system (A) is configured by connecting a plurality of OXC devices (A) using optical fibers () between transponder devices (A) that relay optical signals transmitted to/from terminals (). The OXC device (A) includes an OSC part () and a monitoring control part (). The OSC part () outputs wavelength information on an optical signal in which optical input interruption has occurred and path information on a path of an optical fiber () in which the optical input interruption has occurred, at the time of detecting the optical input interruption from the optical fiber (). In accordance with the wavelength information and the path information that have been output as above, the OXC device (A) includes an AIS generation part () that generates an AIS signal including both pieces of information on the wavelength and the path of the optical signal relating to the optical input interruption and alarm information relating to both the pieces of information.