# US 9,882,636 B2 · Monitoring apparatus for an optical signal to noise ratio, signal transmission apparatus and receiver

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- Number: US 9,882,636 B2
- Document ID: US9882636B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/074,374
- Filed: 2016-03-18
- Published: 2016-09-22
- Granted: 2018-01-30
- Earliest claimed: 2015-03-18
- Assignees: Fujitsu Limited
- Applicants: Fujitsu Limited
- Inventors: Liang Dou; Zhenning Tao
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9882636B2

## CPC

- H04B 10/0775: {Performance monitoring and measurement of transmission parameters}
- H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)}
- H04B: TRANSMISSION
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring apparatus for an optical signal to noise ratio, a signal transmission apparatus and a receiver. The monitoring apparatus includes a selecting unit configured to select a time domain, and/or frequency domain range for calculating noise power of received signals according to a location of a pilot signal in the received signals in a time domain and/or frequency domain, and a calculating unit configured to calculate the noise power of the received signals according to the received signals in the selected range of the time domain and/or frequency domain, and calculate an optical signal to noise ratio of the received signals according to the noise power. The optical signal to noise ratio may be accurately estimated, with a process of calculation being simple and a scope of application being relatively wide.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A monitoring apparatus for an optical signal to noise ratio, comprising:
a memory that stores a plurality of instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
select a range of at least one of a time domain and frequency domain for calculating noise power of received signals according to a location of a pilot signal in the received signals in the at least one of the time domain and the frequency domain; and
calculate the noise power of the received signals according to the received signals in the selected range of the at least one of the time domain and frequency domain, and calculate an optical signal to noise ratio of the received signals according to the noise power, and
wherein one of:
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to select a time domain range having a distance from a center of the pilot signal less than or equal to a first threshold value in the time domain, and calculate the noise power of the received signals according to the selected time domain range, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to select a frequency domain range having a distance from a frequency of the pilot signal greater than or equal to a second threshold value in the frequency domain, and calculate the noise power of the received signals according to the selected frequency domain range.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to selects the frequency domain range as being at the same side relative to zero as a frequency of nonlinear crosstalk of the received signals, and calculates the noise power of the received signals according to the selected frequency domain range.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the received signals are respectively transmitted in two polarization states,
wherein in transmitting each frame of the received signals, within a time period for transmitting a pilot signal in one polarization state, no signal is transmitted or a direct current optical signal is transmitted in the other polarization state.

### Claim 4

A receiver, comprising:
a monitoring apparatus including:
a memory that stores a plurality of instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
select a range of at least one of a time domain and frequency domain for calculating noise power of received signals according to a location of a pilot signal in the received signals in the at least one of the time domain and the frequency domain; and
calculate the noise power of the received signals according to the received signals in the selected range of the at least one of the time domain and frequency domain, and calculate an optical signal to noise ratio of the received signals according to the noise power, and
wherein one of:
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to select a time domain range having a distance from a center of the pilot signal less than or equal to a first threshold value in the time domain, and calculate the noise power of the received signals according to the selected time domain range, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to select a frequency domain range having a distance from a frequency of the pilot signal greater than or equal to a second threshold value in the frequency domain, and calculate the noise power of the received signals according to the selected frequency domain range.