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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PATH PROTECTION FOR RATE-ADAPTIVE OPTICS

  • US 20150043904A1
  • Filed: 08/08/2013
  • Published: 02/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a group of one or more input ports having an aggregate input bit stream;

    a rate-adaptive optical transceiver having a first transmittable bit rate and at least a second transmittable bit rate;

    at least one fixed-rate optical transceiver having a third transmittable bit rate; and

    a means of transmitting the aggregate input bit stream from the apparatus on a first optical path and on at least a second optical path,wherein when transmitting the aggregate input bit stream on the first optical path, the rate-adaptive optical transceiver is used, and wherein when transmitting the aggregate input bit stream on the at least second optical path, the rate-adaptive optical transceiver and the at least one fixed-rate optical transceiver are used.

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