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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Inventors:
Michael Y. Frankel, Baltimore, MD (US);
John P. Mateosky, West River, MD (US);
Michael H. Shahine, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Joseph Berthold, Fallston, MD (US);
Assignee:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04J 14/06 (2006.01); H04J 3/16 (2006.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/40 (2013.01); H04B 10/50 (2013.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 11/0005 (2013.01); H04B 10/40 (2013.01); H04B 10/506 (2013.01); H04J 3/1605 (2013.01); H04J 14/02 (2013.01); H04J 14/021 (2013.01); H04J 14/0221 (2013.01); H04J 14/0279 (2013.01); H04J 14/06 (2013.01); H04L 1/0053 (2013.01); H04J 14/0227 (2013.01); H04J 14/0273 (2013.01); H04L 1/0045 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0016 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0033 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0049 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high capacity node includes a plurality of transceivers each with a transmitter configured to support a wavelength within a full transparent window of one or more optical fibers; and one or more optical amplifiers covering the full transparent window, wherein the one or more optical amplifiers comprise one of (i) a single ultra-wideband amplifier covering the full transparent window and (ii) a plurality of amplifiers each supporting a different band of the full transparent window.