Method and system for transmitting ethernet data in an optical transport network

Abstract

A method and a system for transmitting Ethernet data in an optical transport network (OTN), may include: filling justification byte or Ethernet service data bytes in at least two pairs of negative justification opportunity (NJO) bytes and positive justification opportunity (PJO) bytes in an overhead byte of an optical channel payload unit (OPUk) and filling Ethernet service data in a payload byte of the OPUk; and sending, by a transmitter, the Ethernet service data to a receiver through an optical distribution unit (ODUk) containing the OPUk. The invention realizes transparent transmission of the Ethernet service through a bit asynchronous CBR mapping method in the OTN, and solves the problem that the synchronous or bit asynchronous CBR mapping method in the prior art cannot meet the Ethernet interface frequency offset requirement defined by the IEEE.

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