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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2021
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Daisuke Umeda, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Takizawa, Osaka, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A relay system includes a transmission device and a reception device. The transmission device includes: a first optical transmitter that converts a first signal to a first optical signal having a transmission speed equal to that of the first signal, and transmits the first optical signal; a data separator that converts the first signal to a plurality of low-rate signals having a lower speed than the first signal; a plurality of second optical transmitters each capable of converting the low-rate signals to low-rate optical signals and transmitting the optical signals, and converting a second signal to a second optical signal having a transmission speed equal to that of the second signal and transmitting the optical signal; and a multiplexer that multiplexes a plurality of optical signals selected from among the first optical signal, the low-rate optical signals, and the second optical signal, and outputs a multiplexed optical signal.