Patent ID: 8909045
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: H04J

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a first data stream that is encapsulated for transport using a first transport protocol; receiving a second data stream that is encapsulated for transport using a second transport protocol, wherein the first and second data streams are generated without a common framing layer; adjusting a transmission data rate of the first or second data streams in order to configure the first and second data streams for synchronous transmission; modulating the first data stream on a wavelength with a first polarization mode of a polarization division modulation scheme to produce a first modulated data stream with the first polarization mode; and modulating the second data stream on the wavelength with a second polarization mode of the polarization division multiplex transmission scheme to produce a second modulated data stream with the second polarization mode, wherein the second polarization mode is orthogonal to the first polarization mode.