Patent ID: 7095958

Claim:
A distribution network, for connecting a plurality of customer sites to a core optical network, comprising: a first segment, wherein said first segment is coupled to said core optical network; a second segment, wherein said second segment further comprises a first fiber, a second fiber, and a third fiber; a wavelength partition, wherein said first segment is further coupled to said wavelength partition, and further wherein said second segment is coupled to said wavelength partition; at least one node, wherein said first fiber carries optical signals from said wavelength partition to a plurality of customer sites via said at least one node, and wherein said second fiber carries optical signals from said plurality of customer sites to said wavelength partition via said at least one node; and at least one customer's transceiver (CTx), wherein said third fiber carries optical signals in both directions between said wavelength partition and said at least one customer's transceiver (CTx), wherein said first segment further comprises a first fiber carrying signals from said core optical network destined for said at least one node and said customer's transceiver, a second fiber carrying signals from said at least one node to said core optical network, and a third fiber carrying signals from said customer's trancsceiver to said core optical network.