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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1991
Kazuo Yamane, Kawasaki, JP;
Naonobu Fujimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Kihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeo Fukushima, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichi Nishimura, Kawasaki, JP;
Hatsumi Iino, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A system for optical communication between first and second optical terminal stations, containing a plurality of working optical transmission lines each for connecting between the first and second optical terminal stations, a protection optical transmission line. Each of the first and second optical terminal stations contains a plurality of working pieces of optical terminal equipment, connected to the respective working optical transmission lines, a protection piece of optical terminal equipment connected to the protection optical transmission line, and a plurality of bidirectional optical signal paths, provided corresponding to the respective working pieces of optical terminal equipment, and each operative to connect the corresponding working piece of optical terminal equipment to the protection piece of optical terminal equipment.