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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1999
Korea Advanced Institute, Science and Technology, Taejon, KR;
Abstract
This invention relates to a multicast-capable optical cross-connect with layered modularity. Due to its layered modularity, this invention can be applied to many differently structured networks and provides easier maintenance than conventional optical cross-connects and efficient preparation for network evolution or node upgrade. By exploiting its simple elementary switches, multicast-capable optical cross-connect with layered modularity minimizes the switching time. For a given node, M input fiber ports supply multiplexed optical signals from other nodes in the network and m input fiber ports supply multiplexed optical signals generated from the node. M+m 1×M optical power splitters distribute multiplexed input signals. A drop link module 331 selects signals to be dropped at the node where the optical cross-connect is installed. M transmission link modules select signals to be transmitted to other nodes out of input signals.