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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications Llc, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Edwin Muth, Aberdeen, NJ (US);
Adnan Akhtar, Howell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
TYCO ELECTRONICS SUBSEA COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/0286 (2013.01); H04J 14/0201 (2013.01); H04J 14/0204 (2013.01); H04J 14/028 (2013.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical communication system with a hierarchical branch configuration. The system includes first and second cable landing stations coupled to a trunk path in an optical cable. At least one hub-node is coupled to the trunk path through an associated hub-node branching unit. Sub-nodes are coupled the hub-nodes through associated sub-node branching units and sub-node paths in the optical cable. Sub-node signals may be communicated between the sub-nodes and the hub-nodes without being provided on the trunk path.