Patent ID: 8467688

Claim:
A telecommunications transport system, comprising: a first server complex; a second server complex, wherein the first server complex is in communication with the second server complex via a transmit path and a receive path; at least one dispersion compensation module; at least one fiber amplifier; and at least one filter operable for blocking channels in the transmit path and at least one filter operable for blocking channels in the receive path; wherein the at least one dispersion compensation module and at least one fiber amplifier are collectively configured to minimize differential latency between the transmit and receive paths; wherein the at least one filter operable for blocking channels in the transmit path and the at least one filter operable for blocking channels in the receive path are collectively configured to minimize differential latency between the transmit and receive paths; and wherein the at least one filter operable for blocking channels in the transmit path and the at least one filter operable for blocking channels in the receive path comprise a plurality of 3-port bandpass filters.