Method and System for Realizing Multi-Directional Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexing

• US 20120201536A1
• Filed: 06/25/2010
• Published: 08/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Liu, Yu, Zhang, Hongyu, Xu, Kun, Zhou, Ying
• Application Number:
  US13/501,126
• Publication Number:
  US 20120201536A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 398/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 14/0204 Broadcast and select arrangements, e.g. with an optical splitter at the input before adding or dropping
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 14/0206 Express channels arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 14/0212 using optical switches or wavelength selective switches [WSS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 14/0217 Multi-degree architectures, e.g. having a connection degree greater than two
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0005 Switch and router aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2011/0016 using wavelength multiplexing or demultiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2011/0024 using space switching

Abstract

A method and system for realizing multi-directional reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer are provided, and the system includes: N optical preamplifiers, N demultiplexing units and M optical crossbar switches; the method includes: amplifying optical signals sent from N directions respectively, and dividing the optical signals in each direction into M groups of optical signals with different wavelengths; then transmitting N groups of demultiplexed optical signals with same wavelength in each direction to the same optical crossbar switch, and each optical crossbar switch receiving N groups of optical signals with same wavelength; each optical crossbar switch outputting the inputted optical signals from the corresponding output interfaces according to configuration information, wherein M and N are positive integers.

Claims

1. A method for implementing multi-directional reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM), comprising:

Amplifying optical signals transmitted from N directions respectively, and then performing demultiplexing respectively, dividing optical signals in each direction into M groups of optical signals with different wavelengths, and then transmitting N groups of demultiplexed optical signals with same wavelength in various directions to the same optical crossbar switch, and each optical crossbar switch receiving N groups of optical signals with same wavelength; and

each optical crossbar switch outputting input optical signals from corresponding output interfaces according to configuration information;

wherein M and N are both positive integers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the step of transmitting N groups of demultiplexed optical signals with same wavelength in various directions to the same optical crossbar switch comprises:

inputting a k^th group of demultiplexed optical signals in each direction to a k^th optical crossbar switch, wherein 1≦

k≦

M.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

After an Add wavelength tunable transmitter completes wavelength tuning of a service access signal, dividing optical signals into L directions and inputting the optical signals to L Add H×

H optical crossbar switches respectively; and

said L Add H×

H optical crossbar switches inputting the optical signals to M optical crossbar switches via M groups of output ports of optical crossbar switches, where each group is composed of R/2 ports;

wherein L is a positive integer.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when the output interfaces outputting the optical signals correspond to a straight-through direction, output optical signals being multiplexed and then transmitted in the straight-through direction.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when the output interface outputting the optical signals corresponds to Drop, after an Drop optical crossbar switch connecting with the output interface receives the optical signals, exchanging the optical signals to a corresponding direction, and after multiplexed into one path of signal, selecting one path of signal for output by a filtering selection and receiving unit.

11. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

when the output interfaces outputting the optical signals correspond to a straight-through direction, output optical signals being multiplexed and then transmitted in the straight-through direction.

12. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

when the output interfaces outputting the optical signals correspond to a straight-through direction, output optical signals being multiplexed and then transmitted in the straight-through direction.

13. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

when the output interface outputting the optical signals corresponds to Drop, after an Drop optical crossbar switch connecting with the output interface receives the optical signals, exchanging the optical signals to a corresponding direction, and after multiplexed into one path of signal, selecting one path of signal for output by a filtering selection and receiving unit.

14. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

when the output interface outputting the optical signals corresponds to Drop, after an Drop optical crossbar switch connecting with the output interface receives the optical signals, exchanging the optical signals to a corresponding direction, and after multiplexed into one path of signal, selecting one path of signal for output by a filtering selection and receiving unit.

6. A system for implementing multi-directional ROADM, comprising:

N Optical Preamplifiers (OPAs), N demultiplexing units and M optical crossbar switches;

said N OPAs being respectively configured to;

amplify and send received optical signals from each corresponding direction to a corresponding demultiplexing unit;

the demultiplexing units being configured to;

divide received and amplified optical signals into M groups of optical signals with different wavelengths, up to x optical signals in each group;

each demultiplexing unit comprising at least Mxx output interfaces, and every x output interfaces connecting with x input interfaces of one optical crossbar switch, and optical signals output by output interfaces in each demultiplexing unit connected with the input interfaces of each optical crossbar switch having same wavelengths;

each optical crossbar switch being configured to;

exchange input optical signals to a corresponding output interface in accordance with configuration information;

wherein M, N and x are all positive integers.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising N multiplexing units;

every x output interfaces in said each optical crossbar switch being connected with one multiplexing unit;

said multiplexing unit being configured to;

multiplex and output optical signals received from the corresponding output interface.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein,

a k^th group of output ports of said each demultiplexing unit are connected with

a k^th crossbar switch, and a k^th group of output ports in said each optical crossbar switch are connected with a k^th multiplexing unit;

wherein, 1≦

k≦

M.

9. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

P Add wavelength tunable transmitters, P first splitters and L Add optical crossbar switches;

said P Add wavelength tunable transmitters being respectively connected with said P first splitters, and said Add wavelength tunable transmitters being configured to;

tune a wavelength of received service access signal and then send signals to a corresponding first splitter;

each of said first splitters comprising at least L output interfaces, and each interface being connected with one said Add optical crossbar switch, and the Add optical crossbar switches connected with the output interfaces in the same direction being same;

said first splitter being configured to;

divide received optical signals into L directions and respectively input the signals to L said Add optical crossbar switches;

R×

M/2 output ports in said L Add optical crossbar switches being connected with the input interfaces of the M optical crossbar switches, and every R/2 output ports being connected with one said optical crossbar switch;

said Add optical crossbar switch being configured to;

exchange input optical signals to a corresponding output interface for output according to configuration information;

wherein, L is a positive integer.

10. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

L Drop optical crossbar switches, P second splitters and P receiving units;

R×

M/2 input ports in said L Drop optical crossbar switches being connected with R×

M/2 output interfaces of the M optical crossbar switches, and a p^th output signal of each Drop optical crossbar switch being connected with a p^th second splitter, and the Drop optical crossbar switch being configured to;

exchange received optical signals to a corresponding output port for output according to configuration information thereof;

wherein 1≦

p≦

H;

each second splitter being connected with one receiving unit, and the second splitter being configured to;

after multiplexing received optical signals into one path of signal, output to the receiving unit which is connected with the second splitter;

said receiving unit being configured to;

receive optical signals.

15. The system of claim 7, wherein,

a k^th group of output ports of said each demultiplexing unit are connected with a k^th crossbar switch, and a k^h group of output ports in said each optical crossbar switch are connected with a k^th multiplexing unit;

wherein. 1≦

k≦

M.