Patent ID: 7561796

Claim:
An optical sending apparatus for sending out optical signals in which signals at different bit rates coexist, comprising: a frequency generating unit for, when one or more faults occurring in a signal for transmission are detected, generating a fault information signal with one frequency set in advance in accordance with the one or more faults; a switching unit for passing the fault information signal instead of the signal for transmission; an electric-optic converting unit for converting the passed fault information signal into an optical signal; an optic-electric conversion unit for converting an inputted optical signal into an electric signal, detection signal disappearance, and outputting a first fault detection signal; a clock and data signals regenerating unit for regenerating a data signal and a clock signal from the electric signal; a signal frame unit for monitoring a frame out-of-synch state of the data signal and outputting a second fault detection signal; and a frequency detecting unit for detecting an extraordinary frequency of the clock signal and outputting a third fault detection signal, wherein: the frequency generating unit generates a fault information signal by switching a frequency of the fault information signal in accordance with the first fault detection signal, the second fault detection signal, and the third fault detection signal respectively, which has been outputted; the switching unit passes the fault information signal and the clock signal when output of at least one of the first fault detection signal, the second fault detection signal, and the third fault detection signal has been confirmed, on the other hand, passes the data signal and the clock signal when output of the first fault detection signal, the second fault detection signal, and the third fault detection signal has not been confirmed; and the electric-optic converting unit multiplexes the signals passed by the switching unit and converts the multiplexed signals into an optical signal again.