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Patent No.:

US 7197241 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007

Filed:

Feb. 25, 2003
Applicants:

Jonathan L. Weston-dawkes, Ellicott City, MD (US);

Adel A. M. Saleh, Holmdel, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan L. Weston-Dawkes, Ellicott City, MD (US);

Adel A. M. Saleh, Holmdel, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Corvis Corporation, Columbia, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/08 (2006.01); H04B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Optical transmission systems of the present invention include optical protection systems, apparatuses, and methods that provide increased reliability in the system. The optical system generally includes an optical switch having distinct, cooperating dedicated and shared protection sections. The shared protection sections in a plurality of nodes can be configured to provide a protection net, in which a plurality of traffic demands, or working channels, are commonly protected as protection group using one protection channels supported by the protection net.


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Weston-Dawkes, Jonathan. (2007). Optical transmission systems including optical protection systems, apparatuses, and methods (U.S. Patent No. 7197241). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7197241

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