18699955. OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION METHOD (NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION)
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OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION METHOD
Organization Name
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
Naotaka Shibata of Musashino-shi (JP)
Shin Kaneko of Musashino-shi (JP)
OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION METHOD
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18699955 titled 'OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION METHOD
Original Abstract Submitted
An optical communication device includes: a first optical switch that is connected to a plurality of optical transmission lines and outputs an optical signal input from any of the optical transmission lines to another optical transmission line; a second optical switch that is connected to a plurality of optical transmission lines and outputs an optical signal input from any of the optical transmission lines to another optical transmission line; and a transfer unit configured to transfer an optical signal transmitted from a first device connected to the first optical switch to a specific second device connected to the second optical switch.
