US4801190A
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Two-way optical fiber transmission network
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1987-06-04
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Granted: 1989-01-31
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Expires: 2007-06-04
Abstract
Abstract A two-way optical fiber transmission network comprises: a center that transmits and receives information; a plurality of areas each containing a plurality of subscribers using information from the center; an optical start coupler connected at least with the plurality of subscribers in the area which is in the shortest distance to the center; an optical fiber cable connecting the optical star coupler with the center; and optical fiber cables connecting the plurality of subscribers in the remaining areas with the center.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuyuki Imoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/0001; H04B; H04B10/00; H04B10/25; H04B10/2589; H04Q11/0062; H04Q2011/0079; H04Q2011/0081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network comprising: a center that transmits and receives information; first and second areas each having a plurality of subscribers who are using information from the center; an optical star coupler connected with the plurality of subscribers in the first area; an optical fiber cable connecting the optical star coupler with the center; and optical fiber cables each connecting the plurality of subscribers in the second area with the center, wherein the distance between the center and the optical star coupler is shorter than the distance between the center and the subscriber closest to the center in the second area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network comprising: a center that transmits and receives information; first and second areas each having a plurality of subscribers who are using information from the center; an optical star coupler connected with the plurality of subscribers in the first area; an optical fiber cable connecting the optical star coupler with the center; and optical fiber cables each connecting the plurality of subscribers in the second area with the center, wherein the distance between the center and the optical star coupler is shorter than the distance between the center and the subscriber closest to the center in the second area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network as set forth in claim 1, in which the first area comprising: a spare optical star coupler with a plurality of branch ports; and an optical fiber cable connecting the spare optical star coupler with the center.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network as set forth in claim 1, in which the optical star coupler has a spare branch port.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
115 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network comprising: a center that transmits and receives information; a plurality of areas each having a plurality of subscribers who are using information from the center; one or more optical star couplers connected with a plurality of subscribers in one or more areas; one or more optical fiber cables connecting the one or more optical star couplers with the center; and optical fiber cables connecting the plurality of subscribers in the remaining areas with the center, wherein the distance between the center and the closest optical star coupler to the center is shorter than the distance between the center and the subscriber closest to the center in the remaining areas.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
115 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network comprising: a center that transmits and receives information; a plurality of areas each having a plurality of subscribers who are using information from the center; one or more optical star couplers connected with a plurality of subscribers in one or more areas; one or more optical fiber cables connecting the one or more optical star couplers with the center; and optical fiber cables connecting the plurality of subscribers in the remaining areas with the center, wherein the distance between the center and the closest optical star coupler to the center is shorter than the distance between the center and the subscriber closest to the center in the remaining areas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network as set forth in claim 4, in which the area having the optical star couplers comprises: a spare optical star coupler with a plurality of branch ports; and an optical fiber cable connecting the spare optical star coupler with the center.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network as set forth in claim 4, in which the optical star couplers have a spare branch port.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
80 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network comprising: a center for transmitting and receiving information; a plurality of optical star couplers each having a dividing number and being connected with a plurality of subscribers; and a plurality of optical fiber cables each having a length that connects the corresponding optical star couplers with the center, as the length of each of the optical fiber cables being shorter, the dividing number of the corresponding optical star couplers for that cable being larger.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network comprising: a center for transmitting and receiving information; a plurality of optical star couplers each having a dividing number and being connected with a plurality of subscribers; and a plurality of optical fiber cables each having a length that connects the corresponding optical star couplers with the center, as the length of each of the optical fiber cables being shorter, the dividing number of the corresponding optical star couplers for that cable being larger.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
99 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network including: a center for transmitting and receiving information; a first optical star coupler connected with the center by a first optical fiber cable and having a plurality of output ports; and a second optical star coupler connected with the center by a second optical fiber cable and having a plurality of output ports; the length of the first optical fiber cable being shorter than that of second optical fiber cable, and the number of the output ports of the first optical star coupler being larger than that of the second optical star coupler.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
99 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network including: a center for transmitting and receiving information; a first optical star coupler connected with the center by a first optical fiber cable and having a plurality of output ports; and a second optical star coupler connected with the center by a second optical fiber cable and having a plurality of output ports; the length of the first optical fiber cable being shorter than that of second optical fiber cable, and the number of the output ports of the first optical star coupler being larger than that of the second optical star coupler.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
104 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network including: a center for transmitting and receiving information; a first optical star coupler connected with the center by a first optical fiber cable, being connected with a plurality of subscribers; and a second optical star coupler connected with the center by a second optical fiber cable, being connected with a plurality of subscribers; the length of the first optical fiber cable being shorter than that of the second optical fiber cable, and the number of the subscribers connected with the first optical star coupler being larger than that of the subscribers connected with the second optical star coupler.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
104 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network including: a center for transmitting and receiving information; a first optical star coupler connected with the center by a first optical fiber cable, being connected with a plurality of subscribers; and a second optical star coupler connected with the center by a second optical fiber cable, being connected with a plurality of subscribers; the length of the first optical fiber cable being shorter than that of the second optical fiber cable, and the number of the subscribers connected with the first optical star coupler being larger than that of the subscribers connected with the second optical star coupler.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
94 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network comprising: a center for transmitting and receiving information; a plurality of optical star couplers each having a dividing number and being connected with a plurality of subscribers; and a plurality of optical fiber cables each having a length that connects the corresponding optical star couplers with the center, the relationship between the lengths of the optical fiber cables and the number of couplers attached to a particular cable being such that as the length of a cable is shortened, the dividing number of the star coupler is increased.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
94 words
A two-way optical fiber transmission network comprising: a center for transmitting and receiving information; a plurality of optical star couplers each having a dividing number and being connected with a plurality of subscribers; and a plurality of optical fiber cables each having a length that connects the corresponding optical star couplers with the center, the relationship between the lengths of the optical fiber cables and the number of couplers attached to a particular cable being such that as the length of a cable is shortened, the dividing number of the star coupler is increased.
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