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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2001
Harald Bock, Augsburg, DE;
Patrick Leisching, München, DE;
Alexander Richter, München, DE;
Detlef Stoll, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Harald Bock, Augsburg, DE;
Patrick Leisching, München, DE;
Alexander Richter, München, DE;
Detlef Stoll, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An optical network node is provided having add-drop and/or cross-connect functions, wherein the optical network node includes a first optical line with a first drop branch and a first add branch, and a second optical line with a second drop branch and a second add branch, wherein the first drop branch and the second drop branch are in each case connected to a first cross-connect and to a second cross-connect, the first add branch is connected to the first cross-connect and to the second cross-connect via a first wavelength converter, and the second add branch is connected to the first cross-connect and to the second cross-connect via a second wavelength converter.