Transmission of data
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting data over an optical transmission network, comprising dividing the data to be transmitted into a plurality of data streams each of which comprises data packets of predetermined lengths with the packet lengths of each stream differing from those of the other streams, and associating the individual packet streams onto respective wavelengths of a wavelength division multiplexed optical signal for transmission over the network.
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Abstract
In a method of transmitting data over an optical transmission network, the data to be transmitted is divided into a plurality of data streams, each of which comprises data packets of predetermined lengths with the packet lengths of each stream differing from those of the other streams. Individual packet streams are associated on to respective wavelengths of a wavelength division multiplexed optical signal for transmission over the network.
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- 1. A method of transmitting data over an optical transmission network, comprising dividing the data to be transmitted into a plurality of data streams each of which comprises data packets of predetermined lengths with the packet lengths of each stream differing from those of the other streams, and associating the individual packet streams onto respective wavelengths of a wavelength division multiplexed optical signal for transmission over the network.
- 8. An optical data transmission network including optical fibres for the transmission of a digital data stream, comprising means to divide the data stream into a plurality of data streams each of which comprises data packets of predetermined lengths with the packet lengths of each stream differing from those of the other streams, a wavelength-division multiplexor to assign the individual packet streams onto the respective wavelengths of a wavelength-divided optical signal, and means to supply the wavelength-division multiplexed optical signal to an optical fibre for transmission over the network.
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