Abstract: Provided is a concealment signal generation unit that acquires learning constellation data and identification constellation data output from a signal processing circuit for optical communication, reduces and conceals the number of pieces of data from each of the pieces of constellation data through random projection, and generates a learning concealment signal and an identification concealment signal based on each piece of constellation data after the reduction and concealment of the number of pieces of data. Provided are a sparse dictionary learning unit that learns a concealment sparse dictionary using a sparse dictionary learning algorithm based on the learning concealment signal; and an identification unit that estimates a state of the optical communication using the concealment sparse dictionary based on the identification concealment signal.

Abstract: An optical and electronic integrated switch includes a network processor that controls the functions of the packet switch, a plurality of optical transceivers having photoelectric conversion functions, and a plurality of optical switches. The optical switches include different types of optical core switch and a plurality of optical-path selection switches. The optical transceivers provided near the processor have a regenerative relay function that regenerates optical signals and turns back the optical signals, and perform optical communication with a communication counterpart via the optical switches. In the optical communication, optical switches of the different types can cooperate to set paths for optical cut-through in which path selection is performed such that inputted optical signals are outputted without the intervention of the processor. This optical cut-through can be effectively performed without imposing a signal processing burden that consumes electric power on the processor.

Abstract: An intermediate device 10A includes a transfer unit 11 that transfers a request including data to be transmitted from a local 30 to a remote 50, and a generation unit 12 that generates a pseudo-response to the request and returns the pseudo-response to the local 30. The intermediate device 10B includes a discard unit 13 that discards a response to the request from the remote 50. An intermediate device 20B includes a generation unit 22 that generates a pseudo-request based on an initial request for requesting data transmission from the local 30 to the remote 50 and transmits the pseudo-request to the remote 50, and a transfer unit 24 that transfers a response including data to be transmitted from the remote 50 to the local 30. The intermediate device 20A includes the discard unit 21 that discards a subsequent request from the local 30.

Abstract: An optical transmission system including an optical transmission device and an optical reception device that receives, via an optical transmission line, a signal transmitted from the optical transmission device, the optical transmission system including a transmission-mode selection unit that selects transmission mode information in descending order of priority out of transmission mode information, which is combinations of a plurality of parameters concerning transmission performance, the transmission mode information being a plurality of kinds of the transmission mode information common to the transmission performance of the optical transmission device and the optical reception device, a signal transmission unit that transmits, to the optical reception device, a signal modulated based on the selected transmission mode information, and a signal reception unit that receives the signal and modulates the received signal based on the transmission mode information selected by the transmission-mode selection unit.

Abstract: A photonics-electronics convergence switch with which, even if an optical network system is built by combining a plurality of packet switches, the amount of processing in the packet switches does not increase, the optical network system operates with low electric power consumption, and this enables wide-range optical communication between the nodes of a communication origin and of a communication partner, includes a network processor that is an electronic circuit configured to control the functions of the packet switch, a plurality of optical transmitter-receivers having photoelectric conversion functions, and a plurality of optical switches.

Abstract: The communication apparatus 1 includes: a processing device 20 that processes communication data to be transmitted to and received from a partner apparatus 2; a transmission unit 14 that transmits the communication data to the partner apparatus 2; an internal state measurement unit 11 that measures a state related to transmission of the communication data between the processing device 20 and the transmission unit 14; and a determination unit 13 that determines a communication mode in communication with the partner apparatus 2 from the state. The transmission unit 14 transmits the communication data to the partner apparatus 2 in the determined communication mode.

Abstract: A connection optimization device that optimizes connections between a plurality of FXC switches for switching connections of optical fibers includes a optimization unit for receiving, as inputs, a number k of FXC switches, a number n of sending/receiving ports, and a connection probability matrix C of the sending/receiving ports and swapping rows and columns of the connection probability matrix C so as to maximize an expected value D in which a connection probability using a short path connecting between the sending/receiving ports connected in the same FXC switch becomes the largest, and a swapping port information output unit for outputting difference information between the connection probability matrix C and the optimization matrix C* in which the rows and the columns are swapped by the optimization unit.

Abstract: A photo-electron fusion switch that can perform optical communications without any trouble, even when nodes of a communication source and a communication partner that are large in transmission capacity are connected, and makes it possible to realize a concentrated arrangement of devices having similar functions and reduce the communication processing time is connected to communication source's information processing devices and communication partner's information processing devices and information processing devices that are each different in transmission speed so as to configure an optical network system.

Abstract: An orchestrator includes: a communication request reception unit that receives a communication requirement from a first computer; an optical transport NW design unit that determines an optical path to be used for communication based on the communication requirement and a state of an optical transport path of an optical transport network and calculates setting information to be set to an optical network device of each of a plurality of nodes to construct the optical path; a result output/transmission unit that transmits the setting information to the optical network device to each of the plurality of nodes; and an ACK transmission unit that transmits the setting completion notification to the first computer after receiving a setting completion response of the setting information from the plurality of nodes .

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes: a coefficient update unit configured to approximate a characteristic of a transmission line of an optical signal by a first tap coefficient vector of which an L0 norm is a predetermined value or less; a zeroing unit configured to generate a second tap coefficient vector by replacing, with 0, a tap coefficient of which an absolute value is less than a threshold among tap coefficients of the first tap coefficient vector; and an adaptive filter configured to perform, based on the second tap coefficient vector, adaptive equalization processing on a digital signal corresponding to an optical signal received via the transmission line.

Abstract: A high-performance optical and electronic integrated switch capable of effectively extending the transmission distance includes a network processor that controls the functions of the packet switch, a plurality of optical transceivers provided near the processor and having a photoelectric conversion function, and an optical relay switch. A plurality of optical waveguides are connected to the input and output sides of the optical relay switch. Each optical transceiver has a regeneration function that performs optical-electrical conversion on inputted optical signals, then turns back the converted signals, and performs signal conversion on them, and its input side is connected with a routing optical waveguide included in the optical waveguides on the output side of the switch and its output side is connected with a routing optical waveguide included in the optical waveguides on the input side of the switch. The optical waveguides include ones for connecting to an external communication counterpart.

Abstract: A photo-electron fusion switch that can perform optical communications without any trouble, even when nodes of a communication source and a communication partner that are large in transmission capacity are connected, and makes it possible to realize a concentrated arrangement of devices having similar functions and reduce the communication processing time is connected to communication source's information processing devices and communication partner's information processing devices and information processing devices that are each different in transmission speed so as to configure an optical network system.

Abstract: A virtual environment optical communication network is generated by setting configuration parameters of physical packages of a real environment optical communication network in package emulators that a computer program has virtually constructed to implement the physical packages, the real environment optical communication network being constructed by a plurality of node devices in which the physical packages are mounted, pieces of configuration data are generated based on pieces of resource data indicating resources required for optical paths detected based on acquired configuration parameters and a requested transmission mode, optical paths are set in the virtual environment optical communication network based on the generated pieces of configuration data, and optical paths are set in the real environment optical communication network based on the pieces of configuration data that have been used to set the optical paths.

Abstract: An optical and electronic integrated switch includes a network processor that controls the functions of the packet switch, a plurality of optical transceivers having photoelectric conversion functions, and a plurality of optical switches. The optical switches include different types of optical core switch and a plurality of optical-path selection switches. The optical transceivers provided near the processor have a regenerative relay function that regenerates optical signals and turns back the optical signals, and perform optical communication with a communication counterpart via the optical switches. In the optical communication, optical switches of the different types can cooperate to set paths for optical cut-through in which path selection is performed such that inputted optical signals are outputted without the intervention of the processor. This optical cut-through can be effectively performed without imposing a signal processing burden that consumes electric power on the processor.

Abstract: A photonics-electronics convergence switch with which, even if an optical network system is built by combining a plurality of packet switches, the amount of processing in the packet switches does not increase, the optical network system operates with low electric power consumption, and this enables wide-range optical communication between the nodes of a communication origin and of a communication partner, includes a network processor that is an electronic circuit configured to control the functions of the packet switch, a plurality of optical transmitter-receivers having photoelectric conversion functions, and a plurality of optical switches.

Abstract: An optical transmission system including an optical transmission device and an optical reception device that receives, via an optical transmission line, a signal transmitted from the optical transmission device, the optical transmission system including a transmission-mode selection unit that selects transmission mode information in descending order of priority out of transmission mode information, which is combinations of a plurality of parameters concerning transmission performance, the transmission mode information being a plurality of kinds of the transmission mode information common to the transmission performance of the optical transmission device and the optical reception device, a signal transmission unit that transmits, to the optical reception device, a signal modulated based on the selected transmission mode information, and a signal reception unit that receives the signal and modulates the received signal based on the transmission mode information selected by the transmission-mode selection unit.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes: a coefficient update unit configured to approximate a characteristic of a transmission line of an optical signal by a first tap coefficient vector of which an LO norm is a predetermined value or less; a zeroing unit configured to generate a second tap coefficient vector by replacing, with 0, a tap coefficient of which an absolute value is less than a threshold among tap coefficients of the first tap coefficient vector; and an adaptive filter configured to perform, based on the second tap coefficient vector, adaptive equalization processing on a digital signal corresponding to an optical signal received via the transmission line.

Abstract: A state estimating device includes a pre-processing unit and an estimating unit. The pre-processing unit acquires data representing at one or more of a phase of a signal transmitted from a transmission unit of a transmission device and received at a reception unit of another transmission device via a transmission path, a reception strength, a reception quality, a voltage after conversion into an electric signal, and a signal processing parameter used in reception processing, and processes the acquired data into feature data to be used for state estimation. The estimating unit estimates a state of the transmission path, an abnormal state of the transmission unit, or an abnormal state of the reception unit, on the basis of the feature data.

Abstract: There is provided an optical transmission system in which a plurality of optical transmission and reception apparatuses perform 1-to-N transmission and reception of optical signals (N is an integer equal to or greater than 1), the optical transmission system being configured to select a communication condition that includes at least a modulation scheme or a baud rate and is a communication condition when each of the optical transmission and reception apparatuses performs transmission and reception in accordance with a transmission line condition that is between any one first optical transmission and reception apparatus and each of second optical transmission and reception apparatuses, which are N grounds, other than the first optical transmission and reception apparatus.

Abstract: An optical transmission system including an optical transmission device and an optical reception device that receives, via an optical transmission line, a signal transmitted from the optical transmission device, the optical transmission system including a transmission-mode selection unit that selects transmission mode information in descending order of priority out of transmission mode information, which is combinations of a plurality of parameters concerning transmission performance, the transmission mode information being a plurality of kinds of the transmission mode information common to the transmission performance of the optical transmission device and the optical reception device, a signal transmission unit that transmits, to the optical reception device, a signal modulated based on the selected transmission mode information, and a signal reception unit that receives the signal and modulates the received signal based on the transmission mode information selected by the transmission-mode selection unit.