Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus includes a detecting circuit configured to detect one or more empty slots in which a data signal is not accommodated in a plurality of slots included in a frame, a frame processing circuit configured to reduce size of the frame by deleting the one or more empty slots from the frame based on a detection result of the one or more empty slots and closing up gaps between remaining slots in the plurality of slots, and an optical modulation processing circuit configured to carry out multi-level modulation of the frame at a bit rate according to size of the frame after reduction.

Abstract: A transmission device includes: a payload generator configured to generate a payload; and an adding unit configured to add payload information on the payload to the payload, wherein the payload to which the payload information is added is transmitted via a first lane, and management information on the first lane is transmitted via a second lane.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes: a first mapping unit configured to allocate a first frame that stores a client signal to an intermediate frame; a second mapping unit configured to allocate the intermediate frame to a second frame that has a higher bit rate than a bit rate of the first frame; and a rate controller configured to control a bit rate of the intermediate frame based on the bit rate of the first frame and the bit rate of the second frame.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes: a plurality of logical lanes; a receiver configured to receive a signal including synchronization information of a frame; a distributor configured to divide data included in the received signal into frame elements and cause the plurality of logical lanes to store the data; and a transmitter configured to transmit the data stored in the logical lanes to lines corresponding to the logical lanes. When the data is stored in the plurality of logical lanes, the distributor groups the logical lanes into a plurality of groups and associates the frame elements with the synchronization information.

Abstract: A transmission device includes: a payload generator configured to generate a payload; and an adding unit configured to add payload information on the payload to the payload, wherein the payload to which the payload information is added is transmitted via a first lane, and management information on the first lane is transmitted via a second lane.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes: a plurality of logical lanes; a receiver configured to receive a signal including synchronization information of a frame; a distributor configured to divide data included in the received signal into frame elements and cause the plurality of logical lanes to store the data; and a transmitter configured to transmit the data stored in the logical lanes to lines corresponding to the logical lanes. When the data is stored in the plurality of logical lanes, the distributor groups the logical lanes into a plurality of groups and associates the frame elements with the synchronization information.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes: a first mapping unit configured to allocate a first frame that stores a client signal to an intermediate frame; a second mapping unit configured to allocate the intermediate frame to a second frame that has a higher bit rate than a bit rate of the first frame; and a rate controller configured to control a bit rate of the intermediate frame based on the bit rate of the first frame and the bit rate of the second frame.

Abstract: An optical transmission system transmits an optical signal of multi-level modulation. In a transmitter module, a data string in a specified frame is rearranged into a plurality of logical lanes. A lane ID, which specifies in what logical lane out of the plurality of logical lanes a start of the data string is arranged, is assigned to a non-scrambled area in an overhead portion of the frame. The lane ID corresponding to one of the plurality of logical lanes is different from the lane IDs corresponding to the other remaining logical lanes. The optical signal is generated using the data string rearranged into the plurality of logical lanes. In a receiver, the lane ID is detected according to a majority method. The inversion of bits and the swapping of lanes are detected using the lane ID and compensated.

Abstract: An optical transmission system transmits an optical signal of multi-level modulation. In a transmitter module, a data string in a specified frame is rearranged into a plurality of logical lanes. A lane ID, which specifies in what logical lane out of the plurality of logical lanes a start of the data string is arranged, is assigned to a non-scrambled area in an overhead portion of the frame. The lane ID corresponding to one of the plurality of logical lanes is different from the lane IDs corresponding to the other remaining logical lanes. The optical signal is generated using the data string rearranged into the plurality of logical lanes. In a receiver, the lane ID is detected according to a majority method. The inversion of bits and the swapping of lanes are detected using the lane ID and compensated.