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US5184242A
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Supervisory circuit for optical repeater
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1990-12-17
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Granted: 1993-02-02
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Expires: 2010-12-17
Abstract
Abstract A supervisory circuit for optical repeaters has a selective decoder circuit for selecting and decoding either one of control signals for monitoring which are separated from individual transmission signals being propagated over the first channel and the second channel. When noise ascribable to a fault occurs on the first channel, a signal path connecting to the selective decoder circuit for inputting a control signal from the first channel is interrupted. Noise of this kind is detected in terms of an input signal level which does not lie in the frequency band of control signals.
Inventors
- 👤 Shuji Yamashita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:17
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B10/00; H04B10/07; H04B10/075; H04B10/077; H04B2210/00; H04B2210/07; H04B2210/074
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A supervisory circuit for an optical repeater, comprising: separating means for separating a control signal from a transmission signal, said control signal being superposed on said transmission signal being propagated over a first channel; detecting means responsive to said transmission signal for detecting a predetermined frequency component of noise attributed to a fault on said first channel and generating a signal indicating whether or not said noise exists on said first channel, said predetermined frequency component being different from a frequency component of said control signal; switching means for sending in response to said signal indicating that said noise does not exist, said control signal separated by said separating means and intercepting said control signal separated by said separating means, in response to said signal indicating that said noise exists; and selective decoding means for selecting and decoding either said control signal on said first channel fed from said switching means or another control signal fed from a second channel, depending on a combination of presence/absence of said control signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A supervisory circuit for an optical repeater, comprising: separating means for separating a control signal from a transmission signal, said control signal being superposed on said transmission signal being propagated over a first channel; detecting means responsive to said transmission signal for detecting a predetermined frequency component of noise attributed to a fault on said first channel and generating a signal indicating whether or not said noise exists on said first channel, said predetermined frequency component being different from a frequency component of said control signal; switching means for sending in response to said signal indicating that said noise does not exist, said control signal separated by said separating means and intercepting said control signal separated by said separating means, in response to said signal indicating that said noise exists; and selective decoding means for selecting and decoding either said control signal on said first channel fed from said switching means or another control signal fed from a second channel, depending on a combination of presence/absence of said control signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
122 words
A supervisory circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said separating means comprises: first bandpass filter means for passing main frequency band components of said control signal on said first channel; and first amplifier means for amplifying an output signal of said first bandpass filter means; and wherein said detecting means comprises: second bandpass filter means for passing frequency band components of said noise other than said main frequency band components of said control signal on said first channel; second amplifier means for amplifying an output signal of said second bandpass filter; and level detecting means for generating, when the level of the output signal of said second amplifier exceeds a predetermined value, a control signal for turning off said switching circuit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A supervisory circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said a control signal appears on both of said first channel and said second channel, said selective decoder means selects and decodes said control signal appearing on said first channel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A supervisory circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein when a control signal appears on both of said first channel and said second channel, said selective decoder means selects and decodes one of said control signals which has arrived earlier than the other.
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