Abstract: Provided is a multiplex transmission system capable of realizing a redundant configuration for coping with a failure while reducing useless resources. A multiplex transmission system includes: a resource pool 130 which is provided in a first multiplex transmission apparatus 100 and which has resources capable of selectively constructing one or more functions among a plurality of functions; a monitoring unit which monitors, when a failure occurs, information on the failure; and a control unit which controls the resource pool. The control unit causes, when a failure occurs, the resource pool 130 to execute construction of a function necessary for constructing a redundant configuration according to contents of the failure on the basis of a monitoring result by the monitoring unit.

Abstract: A slave station system 2 includes: a first shared slave station device 10 connected to a plurality of master station devices including at least a first master station device 3a and a second master station device 3b different from the first master station device 3a, and a second shared slave station device 20 connected to the first shared slave station device 10. The first shared slave station device 10 is equipped with a first individual function unit 11a corresponding to the first master station device 3a and a second individual function unit 11b corresponding to the second master station device 3b. The second shared slave station device 20 is equipped with a common function unit 21 connected to the first individual function unit 11a and the second individual function unit 11b and functioning regardless of the types of the plurality of master station devices.

Abstract: A slave station system 2 includes a first individual function unit 11a connected to a first master station device 3a and corresponding to the first master station device 3a, a second individual function unit 11b connected to a second master station device 3b and corresponding to the second master station device 3b, and a common function unit 21 connected to the first individual function unit 11a and the second individual function unit 11b and functioning regardless of the types of a plurality of master station devices. The first individual function unit 11a and the second individual function unit 11b are mounted on the same shared slave station device 10. The first individual function unit 11a and the second individual function unit 11b are configured to be operable independently of each other. The first individual function unit 11a includes a restoration function operated at least either manually or dynamically.

Abstract: Provided is a multiplex transmission system capable of preventing occurrence of a mistake on connection of a client device to a multiplex transmission device. The multiplex transmission system includes: an extraction means configured to extract identification information from a signal inputted to a client port of each of a first multiplex transmission device 100 and a second multiplex transmission device 200; and a switch control unit 340 configured to control a switch unit 330 to connect the client port of the first multiplex transmission device 100 with the client port of the second multiplex transmission device 200 on the basis of a result of collation between identification information extracted from a signal inputted to the client port of the first multiplex transmission device 100 and identification information extracted from a signal inputted to the client port of the second multiplex transmission device 200.

Abstract: In a signal transfer system including a signal transfer management apparatus and a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses connected in multiple stages and forming a network between a distribution station apparatus and a central station apparatus, a signal transfer apparatus on an upper side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses transmits a timing adjustment request to at least one of a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on a lower side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses upon determining that there is a possibility that a microburst occurs according to mobile scheduling information received from the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on the lower side, and the signal transfer apparatus on the lower side that has received the timing adjustment request from the signal transfer apparatus on the upper side adjusts opening and closing timings of a gate based on the timing adjustment request. This can prevent the occurrence of a microburst.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polymerizable liquid crystal composition used for formation of an optically anisotropic film having excellent moisture-heat resistance and an excellent surface condition, an optically anisotropic film, an optical film, a polarizing plate, and an image display device. The polymerizable liquid crystal composition of an embodiment of the present invention is a polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound and a compound represented by Formula (1): L1-SP1-(E3-A1)m-E1-G1-C(?O)—O—C(?O)-G2-E2-(A2-E4)n-SP2-L2, in which a content of the compound represented by Formula (1) is 0.01 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound.

Abstract: Provided is a multiplex transmission system capable of preventing occurrence of a mistake on connection of a client device to a multiplex transmission device.

Abstract: A signal transfer control apparatus that performs a control operation to switch a plurality of communication paths constituted by a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses transferring a signal includes: a fixed delay information acquisition unit that acquires fixed delay information for each of the plurality of communication paths; a traffic information acquisition unit that acquires traffic information indicating a traffic volume or each of the plurality of communication paths; a probability density function estimation unit that estimates a probability density function of a traffic volume of each of the plurality of communication paths based on the traffic information; an occurrence probability estimation unit that estimates an occurrence probability of variable delay in each of the plurality of communication paths based on the probability density function of each of the plurality of communication paths; a communication path calculation unit that performs a calculation for specifying a communication path w

Abstract: Provided is a polymerizable liquid crystal composition used for formation of an optically anisotropic film having excellent durability, an optically anisotropic film, an optical film, a polarizing plate, and an image display device. The polymerizable liquid crystal composition contains a polymerizable liquid crystal compound represented by Formula (1) and an acidic compound, in which a pKa of the acidic compound is more than ?10 and 5 or less, and a content of the acidic compound is 20 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermally conductive material having excellent thermal conductivity. Furthermore, the present invention provides a device with a thermally conductive layer that has a thermally conductive layer containing the thermally conductive material and a composition for forming a thermally conductive material that is used for forming the thermally conductive material. The thermally conductive material according to an embodiment of the present invention contains a cured substance of a disk-like compound, which has one or more reactive functional groups selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, an amino group, a cyanate ester group, and a thiol group, and a crosslinking compound which has a group reacting with the reactive functional groups.

Abstract: The adsorption filter according to the present invention is formed from a molded body including activated carbon and a binder, the pore volume of pores having a diameter of 10 ?m or greater in terms of the volume of the adsorption filter as measured through mercury intrusion being 0.10 cm3/cc to 0.39 cm3/ee.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is a communication system for a passive optical network that includes: an OLT (optical line terminal); a first splitter configured to output an optical signal that is output from the OLT, to optical communication channels from a first port and a second port; a plurality of second splitters that are connected between the first port and second port of the first splitter using optical communication channels; and ONUs (optical network units) that are connected to the respective second splitters using optical communication channels.

Abstract: A reference potential pattern in a printed board of a power conversion device is connected to a housing, an electromagnetic shield region surrounded by a shield wall of the housing and the reference potential pattern is formed, a power conversion circuit is provided outside the electromagnetic shield region, a conductive path connected to the control circuit and the power conversion circuit is wired into the electromagnetic shield region via a first connection hole of the printed board from the outside of the electromagnetic shield region.

Abstract: A communication system of a passive optical communication network includes an optical line terminal (OLT) system including a first OLT, a second OLT, and an OLT control device that controls the first OLT and the second OLT, a plurality of splitters that connect the first OLT and the second OLT with an optical communication path, and an ONU that is connected to each of the splitters with an optical communication path. The splitter distributes and outputs an optical signal transmitted from the OLT system to the ONU connected to the splitter and a succeeding device that is another splitter or the OLT system, and the OLT control device determines a distribution ratio at the splitter, the distribution ratio indicating a ratio between the intensity of the optical signal distributed to the succeeding device and the intensity of the optical signal distributed to the ONU.

Abstract: In a signal transfer system including a signal transfer management apparatus and a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses connected in multiple stages and forming a network between a distribution station apparatus and a central station apparatus, a signal transfer apparatus on an upper side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses transmits a timing adjustment request to at least one of a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on a lower side when discard of a signal received from the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on the lower side has been detected or when an amount of traffic of a plurality of signals received from the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on the lower side exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and the signal transfer apparatus on the lower side that has received the timing adjustment request from the signal transfer apparatus on the upper side adjusts opening and closing timings of a gate based on the timing adjustment request.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is a communication system for a passive optical network that includes: an OLT system including a first OLT (Optical Line Terminal), a second OLT, and an OLT control apparatus that controls the first OLT and the second OLT; a plurality of splitters that are connected between the first OLT and the second OLT using optical communication channels; and ONU systems that are connected to the respective splitters using optical communication channels, and each include a first session establishing unit that establishes a session with the first OLT, a second session establishing unit that establishes a session with the second OLT, and a signal processing unit that executes signal processing of an ONU (Optical Network Unit) based on an optical signal output from the first session establishing unit or the second session establishing unit.

Abstract: In a signal transfer system including a signal transfer management apparatus and a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses connected in multiple stages and forming a network between a distribution station apparatus and a central station apparatus, a signal transfer apparatus on an upper side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses transmits a timing adjustment request to at least one of a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on a lower side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses upon determining that there is a possibility that a microburst occurs according to mobile scheduling information received from the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on the lower side, and the signal transfer apparatus on the lower side that has received the timing adjustment request from the signal transfer apparatus on the upper side adjusts opening and closing timings of a gate based on the timing adjustment request. This can prevent the occurrence of a microburst.

Abstract: In a signal transfer system including a signal transfer management apparatus and a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses connected in multiple stages that form a network between distribution station apparatuses and a central station apparatus, a first signal transfer apparatus directly connected to a distribution station apparatus among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses acquires the amount of data of a high priority signal that will be output next from the distribution station apparatus, measures the amount of traffic of the high priority signal received from the distribution station apparatus, calculates opening and closing timings of a gate for transferring a low priority signal based on the amount of data and the amount of traffic, and opens and closes the gate for transferring the low priority signal. This enables efficient use of the network bandwidth.

Abstract: A signal transfer system including a signal transfer management apparatus and a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses connected in multiple stages and forming a network between distribution station apparatuses and a central station apparatus, wherein a first signal transfer apparatus directly connected to a distribution station apparatus acquires the amount of data of a high priority signal that is to be output next from the distribution station apparatus, measures and transmits the amount of traffic of a signal received from the distribution station apparatus to the signal transfer management apparatus, receives a result of determination as to whether the amount of data acquired from the distribution station apparatus is to be discarded from the signal transfer management apparatus based on the amount of traffic, and when the amount of data is not to be discarded according to the result of the determination, calculates opening and closing timings of a gate transferring a low priority signal based on the a

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for forming a thermally conductive material, from which a thermally conductive material having excellent thermally conductive properties can be obtained. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a thermally conductive material formed of the composition for forming a thermally conductive material, a thermally conductive sheet, and a device with a thermally conductive layer.