Pluggable module for a network with add-drop functionality
AssigneeADVA Optical Networking SE
InventorHenning Hinderthuer
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Abstract
The invention provides a network and a method for bidirectional transport of data and in particular a pluggable module for bidirectional transport of data via at least one optical fibre between host devices providing an add/drop functionality by means of an integrated bandwidth adaption unit. The network comprises at least one host device having an interface card connected to a backplane of the host device, wherein the interface card comprises at least one cage for receiving a pluggable module which provides the add/drop functionality between an optical interface and the electrical host interface.
Claims21
A network comprising at least one host device having an interface card connected to a backplane of said host device,
- wherein said interface card comprises at least one cage for receiving a pluggable module which provides an add-drop-functionality between an optical network interface and an electrical host interface.
A pluggable module for bidirectional transport of data via at least one optical fibre between host devices,
- wherein said module is adapted to be pluggable into a corresponding cage of one of said host devices and provides an add-drop-functionality between an optical network interface and an electrical host interface.
A method for bidirectional transport of data between host devices of a network via at least one optical fibre,
- wherein a pluggable module attached to said optical fibre is connected to a corresponding cage of one of said host devices and an add-drop functionality is provided by said pluggable module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.