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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Carl Jeremy Nuzman, Union, NJ (US);
Debasis Mitra, Summit, NJ (US);
Iraj Saniee, New Providence, NJ (US);
Gordon Wilfong, Bedminster, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Carl Jeremy Nuzman, Union, NJ (US);
Debasis Mitra, Summit, NJ (US);
Iraj Saniee, New Providence, NJ (US);
Gordon Wilfong, Bedminster, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/20 (2006.01); H04J 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical communications network architecture and associated method which employs time and wavelength-interleaving for homing between nodes/satellites and hubs and for grooming, while employing wavelength-division-multiplexed wavelength circuits between hubs without requiring cross-connects or routers therebetween.