INTEGRATED ACCESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. An optical terminal device comprising:
- a signal modulator configured to generate a first signal modulated onto a first optical sideband of a first optical wavelength signal and a second signal modulated onto a second sideband of the first optical wavelength signal, the first signal being a different type than the second signal;
a receiver configured to receive a third signal modulated onto the first optical sideband of a second optical wavelength signal and a fourth signal modulated onto a second sideband of the second optical wavelength signal, the third signal being a different type than the fourth signal; and
a circulator coupled to the signal modulator and the receiver, wherein the circulator is configured to communicate with a node of an integrated network via an optical fiber.
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Abstract
The present invention is an optical terminal device comprising a signal modulator configured to generate a first signal modulated onto a first optical sideband of a first optical wavelength signal and a second signal modulated onto a second sideband of the first optical wavelength signal, the first signal being a different type than the second signal; a receiver configured to receive a third signal modulated onto the first optical sideband of a second optical wavelength signal and a fourth signal modulated onto a second sideband of the second optical wavelength signal, the third signal being a different type than the fourth signal; and a circulator coupled to the signal modulator and the receiver, wherein the circulator is configured to communicate with a node of an integrated network via an optical fiber. A remote node, a communication terminal, and a method of performing integrated network access are also disclosed.
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28 Claims
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1. An optical terminal device comprising:
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a signal modulator configured to generate a first signal modulated onto a first optical sideband of a first optical wavelength signal and a second signal modulated onto a second sideband of the first optical wavelength signal, the first signal being a different type than the second signal; a receiver configured to receive a third signal modulated onto the first optical sideband of a second optical wavelength signal and a fourth signal modulated onto a second sideband of the second optical wavelength signal, the third signal being a different type than the fourth signal; and a circulator coupled to the signal modulator and the receiver, wherein the circulator is configured to communicate with a node of an integrated network via an optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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4. (canceled)
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9. (canceled)
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15-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. A remote node comprising:
a relay unit configured to relay. between an optical terminal device and a first communication terminal of an integrated network, a first signal modulated onto a first optical sideband of a first optical wavelength signal and a second signal modulated onto a first optical sideband of a second optical wavelength signal; and
relay, between the optical terminal device and a second communication terminal of the integrated network, a third signal modulated onto a second optical sideband of the first optical wavelength signal and a fourth signal modulated onto a second sideband of the second optical wavelength signal, wherein the first signal and the second signal are of a different type than the third signal and the fourth signal.- View Dependent Claims (19, 21, 23)
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20. (canceled)
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22. (canceled)
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24. A communication terminal comprising:
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a first interface configured to optically communicate with a remote node of an integrated network; a second interface configured to electrically communicate with a communication device; and a converter arranged between the first and the second interfaces, the converter configured to convert a first signal from an optical form to an electrical form and convert a second signal from the electrical form to the optical form, wherein the first signal being converted from the optical form to the electrical form is received from the first interface and is modulated onto a first optical sideband of a first optical wavelength signal; and wherein the second signal being converted from the electrical form to the optical form is output to the first interface and is modulated onto the first optical sideband of a second optical wavelength signal, the first signal being a same type as the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28-47. -47. (canceled)
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