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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2006
Ronald Johnson, Petaluma, CA (US);
Stefano Piciaccia, Milan, IT;
Ornan Gerstel, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mauro Rudi Casanova, Milan, IT;
Ronald Johnson, Petaluma, CA (US);
Stefano Piciaccia, Milan, IT;
Ornan Gerstel, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mauro Rudi Casanova, Milan, IT;
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A mesh optical network node has switch cards which carry active components, such as wavelength routers to switch the paths of optical signals through the node and a fiber organizer handles the numerous optical fiber interconnections among the switch cards. The fiber organizer has no active components and can include optical paths to verify not only that a switch card connection to the fiber organizer has been made but that the connection is properly made.