Patent ID: 7903968
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: H04B,H04Q

Abstract:
1. An optical network transmission channel failover switching device for use with an optical network for providing the optical network with a transmission channel failover switching function, wherein the optical network is equipped with a local-side optical signal processing unit and a remote-side optical signal processing unit, each having a beam emitting port and a beam reception port and being interconnected via an optical fiber having at least a primary channel and a backup channel; the optical network transmission channel failover switching device comprising: an equipment-side interface, which includes an input port and an output port; a channel-side interface, which includes a first transmission port, a second transmission port, a first reception port, and a second reception port; a monitoring beam generating module, which is capable of generating a monitoring beam; a first optical switching module, which includes a first connecting port, a second connecting port, a third connecting port, and a fourth connecting port, and which is capable of providing a two-to-two optical switching function for selectively connecting the first connecting port and the second connecting port to the third connecting port and the fourth connecting port; wherein the first connecting port is connected to the input port of the equipment-side interface; the second connecting port is used for reception of the monitoring beam from the monitoring beam generating module and injecting the received monitoring beam into the backup channel of the optical fiber; the third connecting port is connected via the first transmission port of the channel-side interface to the primary channel of the optical fiber; and the fourth connecting port is connected via the second transmission port f the channel-side interface to the backup channel of the optical fiber; a second optical switching module, which includes a first connecting port, a second connecting port, and a third connecting port, and is capable of providing a one-to-two optical switching function for selectively connecting the first connecting port to the second connecting port and the third connecting port; and wherein the first connecting port is connected to the output port of the equipment-side interface, the second connecting port is used for connection via the first input port of the channel-side interface to the primary channel of the optical fiber, and the third connecting port is used for connection via the second reception port of the channel-side interface to the backup channel of the optical fiber; a first optical sensing module, which is coupled to the first input port of the channel-side interface for detecting whether the primary channel of the optical fiber transmits optical signals normally; and if yes, capable of generating a first opto-electro signal; a second optical sensing module, which is coupled to the second reception port of the channel-side interface for detecting whether the backup channel of the optical fiber transmits the monitoring beam normally; and if yes, capable of generating a second opto-electro signal; and a communication module, which is capable of responding to the first opto-electro signal and the second opto-electro signal by generating a corresponding switching control signal to activate the first optical switching module and the second optical switching module to perform a failover switching action from the failed primary channel to the backup channel.