Abstract: An optical network may be configured dynamically so that a given channel wavelength can operate in either direction over a fiber in a network. Thus, network providers can provision bandwidth according to the traffic characteristics of the network link in question. A plurality of transceiver modules on either side of a fiber may be switched from a transmit mode to a receive mode depending on the desired direction of the channel.

Abstract: An optical network may be configured dynamically so that a given channel wavelength can operate in either direction over a fiber in a network. Thus, network providers can provision bandwidth according to the traffic characteristics of the network link in question. A plurality of transceiver modules on either side of a fiber may be switched from a transmit mode to a receive mode depending on the desired direction of the channel.

Abstract: A capacitive multiplier circuit for an integrated circuit includes a capacitor coupled between a first node and a second node. A current source is coupled to provide a controlling current to the second node. A first current path shunts the first node and a second current path shunts the second node. The first current path is a first transistor having its conductance path connected between the first node and the substrate and its control electrode connected to the first node. The second current path is a second transistor having its conductance path connected between the second node and the substrate and its control electrode connected to the first node. The current ratio between the two current paths will be determined by the relative areas of the respective conductance paths.

Abstract: A signal interface circuit with selectable signal interface parameters for a telephone subscriber line includes an impedance circuit having a selectable impedance value, signal terminals having an associated, definable termination impedance, a transmitter circuit having a definable transmitter transfer function and a receiver circuit having a definable receiver transfer function. The signal terminals connect to an external signal line pair having an associated line impedance for conducting outgoing and incoming signals therefrom and thereto, respectively. The transmitter circuit receives the outgoing signal from the signal terminals and provides a transmit signal in accordance with its transmitter transfer function. The receiver circuit, which includes a differential transconductance amplifier, receives an input signal and the transmit signal and provides the incoming signal to the signal terminals in accordance with its receiver transfer function.