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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2016
Applicants:
Mark E. Boduch, Geneva, IL (US);
Kimon Papakos, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark E. Boduch, Geneva, IL (US);
Kimon Papakos, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/0297 (2013.01); H04J 14/0204 (2013.01); H04J 14/029 (2013.01); H04J 14/0212 (2013.01); H04J 14/0217 (2013.01); H04J 14/0283 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to an optical node comprising of at least two degrees, a plurality of directionless add/drop ports, a plurality of primary WDM transmitters and receivers, and at least one protection WDM transmitter and receiver, wherein the at least one protection WDM transmitter and receiver can transmit and receive in place of any of the plurality of primary WDM transmitters and receivers.