Transceiver based loop back initiation
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1. An optical transceiver comprising the following:
- a receive path comprising an opto-electric transducer configured to convert a received optical signal into a received electrical signal, and a post-amplifier configured to process the received electrical signal;
a transmit path comprising an electro-optic transducer driver configured to generate an electrical transmit signal, and an electro-optic transducer configured to convert the electrical transmit signal into an optical transmit signal;
a configurable switch array capable of selectively connecting and disconnecting a node in the receive path between the opto-electric transducer and the post-amplifier with a node in the transmit path between the electro-optic transducer driver and the electro-optic transducer;
a memory capable of having microcode written to it, wherein the microcode is structured to cause the optical transceiver to initiate operation in loop back mode by performing the following;
an act of controlling the configurable switch array.
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Abstract
An operational optical transceiver configured to initiate operation in loop back mode. The optical transceiver includes transmit and receive signal paths, a memory capable of having microcode written to it, and a configurable switch array that is used to connect and disconnect the two signal paths as appropriate for a desired loop back mode. The microcode is structured to cause the optical transceiver to control the configurable switch array. This allows for analysis and diagnostics of the signal data.
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1. An optical transceiver comprising the following:
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a receive path comprising an opto-electric transducer configured to convert a received optical signal into a received electrical signal, and a post-amplifier configured to process the received electrical signal; a transmit path comprising an electro-optic transducer driver configured to generate an electrical transmit signal, and an electro-optic transducer configured to convert the electrical transmit signal into an optical transmit signal; a configurable switch array capable of selectively connecting and disconnecting a node in the receive path between the opto-electric transducer and the post-amplifier with a node in the transmit path between the electro-optic transducer driver and the electro-optic transducer; a memory capable of having microcode written to it, wherein the microcode is structured to cause the optical transceiver to initiate operation in loop back mode by performing the following; an act of controlling the configurable switch array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In an optical transceiver including a receive path comprising an opto-electric transducer configured to convert a received optical signal into a received electrical signal, and a post-amplifier configured to process the received electrical signal, a transmit path comprising an electro-optic transducer driver configured to generate an electrical transmit signal, and an electro-optic transducer configured to convert the electrical transmit signal into an optical transmit signal a configurable switch array capable of selectively connecting and disconnecting a node in the receive path between the opto-electric transducer and the post-amplifier with a node in the transmit path between the electro-optic transducer driver and the electro-optic transducer and a memory capable of having microcode written to it, the microcode structured to cause the optical transceiver to control the configurable switch array, a method for the optical transceiver to initiate operation in loopback mode, the method comprising:
an act of controlling the configurable switch array. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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