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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Applicant:
Massimo Manna, New York, NY (US);
Inventor:
Massimo Manna, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
TYCO ELECTRONICS SUBSEA COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/0215 (2013.01); H04J 14/0204 (2013.01); H04J 14/0205 (2013.01); H04J 14/0206 (2013.01); H04J 14/0213 (2013.01); H04J 14/0217 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for communications using optical fiber are disclosed. An optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) node includes an interface to a first fiber pair connecting a first trunk station and a second trunk station. The OADM node further includes an interface to a second fiber pair connecting the first trunk station and the second trunk station with a branch station. The OADM node includes a plurality of filters configured to provide connectivity between the first trunk station, the second trunk station and the branch station. Other embodiments are described and claimed.