Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for preventing a collision in an RFID system, the method including: transmitting a Query to at least one tag, verifying whether an adjustment of a slot counter is required based on a response received from the tag, adjusting the slot counter when the verifying verifies that the adjustment of the slot counter is required, and transmitting the adjusted slot counter to the tag using a QueryAdjust regardless of whether a current frame is completed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for suppressing a transmit leakage signal of a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is provided. The apparatus includes: a first power distributor distributing a transmission signal to output a first transmission signal and a second transmission signal; a second power distributor distributing the second transmission signal to output a third transmission signal and a fourth transmission signal; a first amplitude/phase converter converting an amplitude and a phase of the first transmission signal to generate a first converted signal; a second amplitude/phase converter converting an amplitude and a phase of the third transmission signal to generate a second converted signal; a first power combiner combining the first converted signal with a first leakage signal generated in association with the fourth transmission signal; and a second power combiner combining the second converted signal with a second leakage signal generated in association with the fourth transmission signal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for duplex protection switching by using a single splitter in a passive optical network (PON) are provided. The apparatus for duplex protection switching in a PON, in which a single optical line termination (OLT) and many optical network terminations (ONTs) are connected together in a multiple-access manner, includes: a 2:2 splitter connected to two PON line terminations (LTs) in the OLT; and two N:1 splitters which are connected to the 2:2 splitter, and each of which is connected to two PON LTs in the ONT. According to the method and apparatus, an economical effect can be provided in which two links, an operational link and a protection link, in the PON can provide a partial duplex function at a lower cost. Also, a protection switching time can be reduced by simplifying a restoration process so that when an error is detected, an operational state is returned by protection switching.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON), which provides high-speed data communication services and voice services over the EPON, thus integrating subscriber access networks into a single access network. In the network system of the present invention, with respect to upstream data connected to a subscriber, codes analog signals into digital signals and convert digital signals into packets in the form of Ethernet frames, converts TDM data into Ethernet frames, attaches the MAC address of a TDM port at the end of an optical cable to the Ethernet frames and then transmits the Ethernet frames to the EPON, switches received data depending on Ethernet MAC addresses, converts TDM data and interfaces the converted TDM data with the local exchange.