Clock synchronization supervisory method of OSC signal in wavelength multiplexing system and wavelength multiplexing system using that method

Abstract

To provide a clock synchronization supervisory method of an OSC signal in a wavelength multiplexing system whereby, in the case where a slip alarm is generated by transmission line trouble, optimum clock synchronization supervision in OSC communication is performed by masking this slip alarm. A clock synchronization supervisory method of the OSC signal has a configuration wherein, in the wavelength multiplexing system for transferring a management message and user data among sequentially connected apparatuses by clock-synchronized OSC communication, each apparatus supervises clock synchronization and inserts slip alarm mask information into the OSC signal when transmission line trouble occurs so as to send it to an opposite apparatus, and the opposite apparatus takes out the slip alarm mask information from the received OSC signal and masks the slip alarm.

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