Multi-dimensional optical cross-connect switching system
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsByoung-Whi Kim, Kwangjoon Kim, Seong-Soon Joo, Hae Geun Kim, Jong Hyun Lee
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AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsByoung-Whi Kim, Kwangjoon Kim, Seong-Soon Joo, Hae Geun Kim, Jong Hyun Lee
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Disclosed herein is a multidimensional optical cross-connect switching system. The system includes an optical fiber layer switching unit that cross-connect switches input/output optical fibers, extracts some of the input optical fibers, and inserts optical fibers from the upper layer into the output optical fibers. An optical waveband layer switching unit cross-connect switches the input/output optical wavebands, obtains wavebands by demultiplexing optical signals coming up from the lower layer, extracts some of the obtained wavebands and the input wavebands to route them to the upper layer, inserts wavelengths from the upper layer, and multiplexes the cross-connect switched wavebands and sends some of them to the output waveband ports and the rest to the lower layer. An optical wavelength layer switching unit cross-connect switches the input/output optical wavelengths, obtains wavelengths by demultiplexing wavebands from the lower layer, extracts some of the obtained wavelengths and the input wavelengths to be sent to the local networks, inserts wavelengths from the local networks and multiplexes the wavelengths the cross-connect switched wavelengths and sends some of them to the output wavelength ports and the rest to the lower layer. First and second inter-layer connecting units interface the optical fiber and waveband layer switching units with the optical waveband and wavelength layer switching units, respectively.
A multidimensional optical cross-connect switching system, comprising:
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