Abstract: A wavelength division multiplexing transmission system, the system comprising: a plurality of channels at different wavelengths, each channel comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and one or more amplifiers, the system further comprising an encoder for encoding data with a coding, and; a decoder for decoding transmitted data; prioritizing means for prioritizing the data on each channel; monitoring means for monitoring directly or indirectly, raw (uncorrected) bit errors on each channel; power adjusting means for, varying the power on a channel in response to the bit error rate.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 28, 2009
Publication date:
October 29, 2009
Applicant:
Azea Networks Limited
Inventors:
Martin Chown, Stuart Barnes, Stephen M. Webb, David C. Winterburn
Abstract: A wavelength division multiplexing transmission system, the system comprising: a plurality of channels at different wavelengths, each channel comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and one or more amplifiers, the system further comprising an encoder for encoding data with a coding, and; a decoder for decoding transmitted data; prioritizing means for prioritizing the data on each channel; monitoring means for monitoring directly or indirectly, raw (uncorrected) bit errors on each channel; power adjusting means for, varying the power on a channel in response to the bit error rate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 14, 2003
Date of Patent:
April 28, 2009
Assignee:
Azea Networks Limited
Inventors:
Martin Chown, Stuart Barnes, Stephen M. Webb, David C. Winterburn