WO2022224298A1 - 光アクセスシステム及び制御信号重畳方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical access system and a control signal superimposition method.
- PtP WDM-PON Point to Point Wavelength Division Multiplexing- Passive Optical Network
- the upstream direction is the direction from the ONU (Optical Network Unit) to the OLT (Optical Line Terminal) and the direction from the OLT to the ONU.
- the downstream direction communication is performed using different wavelengths for each ONU.
- a management control signal called AMCC is used between the OLT and ONU as a signal for management and control.
- the AMCC signal is a signal that is superimposed on a main signal and transmitted after information to be transmitted is modulated in a predetermined manner.
- the AMCC signal includes status information indicating, for example, the transmission/reception wavelength of the optical transmitter/receiver, transmission light intensity, temperature, and the like.
- Non-Patent Document 1 there are two methods for superimposing AMCC signals.
- the first method, “baseband modulation,” is a method of superimposing an AMCC signal as a baseband signal on the main signal on the transmitter (for example, ONU) side.
- the AMCC signal is separated by a filter such as an LPF (Low-Pass Filter) on the receiver (for example, OLT) side.
- LPF Low-Pass Filter
- the second method is a method in which the transmitter side up-converts the AMCC signal to a certain carrier frequency and superimposes it on the main signal.
- the AMCC signal is acquired by demodulation by signal processing or the like on the receiver side.
- Fig. 14 shows the configuration of a PtP WDM system using "low-frequency pilot tone".
- the conventional PtP WDM system 100 comprises a subscriber device 200 and a subscriber device 300.
- Subscriber device 200 is a device on the transmitting side
- subscriber device 300 is a device on the receiving side.
- the subscriber device 200 has an optical transmission section 210 .
- the optical transmitter 210 is composed of a superimposing unit 220 and an LD (Laser diode) 230 .
- the subscriber unit 200 superimposes the externally input main signal and control signal in the form of an electric signal, and the LD 230 converts the superimposed electric signal into an optical signal. After that, the optical transmitter 210 outputs the optical signal to the optical fiber.
- LD Laser diode
- the subscriber device 300 has an optical receiver 310 .
- the optical receiver 310 is composed of a PD (Photo diode) 320 and an LPF (Low-Pass Filter) 330 .
- the subscriber unit 300 receives an optical signal transmitted through an optical fiber, and the PD 320 converts the signal into an electrical signal. After that, the subscriber unit 300 uses the LPF 330 to separate the AMCC signal from the main signal in the electrical stage to obtain the AMCC signal. By placing the main signal and the AMCC signal on different frequencies in the subscriber unit 200, they can be handled as physically separate signals.
- FIG. 15 shows the configuration of another PtP WDM system.
- the conventional PtP WDM system 100a includes a subscriber device 200, a subscriber device 300, a power splitter 350, a monitoring circuit 400, and a management control section 450.
- a power splitter 350 is provided as a monitoring port in the middle of the optical fiber, and a monitoring circuit 400 that receives the optical signal split by the power splitter 350 and extracts the AMCC signal.
- the monitoring circuit 400 includes a PD 410 and an LPF 420.
- the PD 410 and LPF 420 perform processing similar to that of the PD 320 and LPF 330 provided in the optical receiver 310 .
- the AMCC signal can be received without going through the subscriber unit 300.
- FIG. The AMCC signal received by the monitoring circuit 400 is input to the management control unit 450, and for example, the transmission/reception wavelength of the optical transmitter/receiver is managed.
- FIG. 15 shows a configuration in which an optical signal is sent from the subscriber unit 200 and received by the subscriber unit 300
- the subscriber unit 200 further includes an optical receiving unit 310, and the subscriber unit 300 receives an optical signal.
- a transmission unit 210 By further including a transmission unit 210, a two-way communication configuration can be achieved.
- FIG. 16 describes the configuration of a WDM system 100b in which a plurality of subscriber device pairs communicate using different wavelengths.
- the WDM system 100b includes a plurality of subscriber devices 200-1 to 200-3, a plurality of subscriber devices 300-1 to 300-3, a plurality of power splitters 350-1 to 350-3, and a plurality of monitoring circuits.
- Optical SWs 500-1 and 500-2 are provided between the subscriber units 200-1 to 200-3 and the subscriber units 300-1 to 300-3, and a plurality of optical transmission lines (3 in FIG. 16) are provided.
- One optical transmission line can be selected from among two optical transmission lines).
- the optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 550-1 to 550-3 and 560-1 to 560-3 multiplex or demultiplex the optical signals output from the optical SWs 500-1 and 500-2.
- Power splitters 350-1 to 350-3 and monitoring circuits 400b-1 to 400b-3 are provided in the middle of each optical transmission line.
- the subscriber units 200-1 to 200-3 transmit optical signals with wavelengths ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 3, respectively, and the subscriber units 300-1 to 300-3 transmit optical signals with wavelengths ⁇ 1' to ⁇ 3', respectively.
- optical SWs 500-1 and 500-2 optical signals transmitted between the subscriber units 200-1 to 200-3 and the subscriber units 300-1 to 300-3 are output to designated optical transmission lines. Connect the paths between the input and output ports so that The AMCC signal superimposed on the main signal in subscriber units 200-1 to 200-3 is acquired by monitoring circuits 400b-1 to 400b-3.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of the monitoring circuits 400b-1 to 400b-3.
- the monitoring circuit 400b is composed of a wavelength demultiplexer 430, a plurality of PDs 410-1 to 410-3, and a plurality of LPFs 420-1 to 420-3.
- PD 410-1 receives an optical signal output from the port corresponding to wavelength ⁇ 1
- PD 410-2 receives an optical signal output from the port corresponding to wavelength ⁇ 2
- PD 410-3 receives an optical signal output from the port corresponding to wavelength ⁇ 3. Assume that it receives an optical signal output from the corresponding port.
- the wavelength demultiplexing unit 430 demultiplexes the input optical signal for each wavelength and outputs from the port corresponding to each wavelength.
- FIG. 16 shows one connection line as a path connecting each of the monitoring circuits 400b-1 to 400b-3 and the management control unit 450.
- the output of one monitoring circuit 400b is one or more AMCC signals extracted from the optical signal demultiplexed for each wavelength. Therefore, the number of paths connecting each of the monitoring circuits 400b-1 to 400b-3 and the management control unit 450 is equal to the number of wavelengths.
- FIG. 18 shows the configuration of a system 100c that transmits AMCC signals from the management control function unit.
- the AMCC signal transmitted from the management control function unit includes "notification of communication end to connected device (light emission stop instruction)", “wavelength change due to connection destination switching or path switching”, “response to request to subscriber device”, etc. sent to do so.
- 18 includes a plurality of subscriber devices 200-1 to 200-3, a plurality of subscriber devices 300-1 to 300-3, a plurality of power splitters 350-1 to 350-3, a plurality of monitoring circuits 400-1 to 400-3, a management control unit 450c, optical SWs 500-1 to 500-2, a plurality of optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 550-1 to 550-3, 560-1 to 560-3, and , and a plurality of control signal superimposing units 570-1 to 570-3.
- a management control section 450c is provided in place of the management control section 450, and a plurality of control signal superimposing sections 570-1 to 570-3 are newly provided.
- the management control unit 450 c includes a control signal generation unit 451 .
- Control signal generation section 451 generates an AMCC signal and sends the generated AMCC signal to corresponding control signal superimposition sections 570-1 to 570-3 via electric lines.
- the control signal superimposing units 570-1 to 570-3 superimpose the AMCC signal sent from the management control unit 450c on the optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line.
- the power splitter 350 transmits not only the monitoring circuit 400b side but also the optical
- the main signal on which the AMCC signal is superimposed is also transmitted to the transmission line side. Therefore, when the AMCC signal is sent from the management control unit 450c to the control signal superimposing unit 570 as described above, the AMCC signal superimposed by the subscriber unit 200 and the AMCC signal sent from the management control unit 450c are different. In some cases, the AMCC signal itself cannot be superimposed on the main signal due to interference. Such a problem is not limited to AMCC signals, but also occurs in out-of-band management control signals that use a frequency band different from that of main signals.
- One aspect of the present invention is an optical access system that performs communication using an optical signal superimposed with a management control signal used for management and control, wherein a subscriber unit on the transmitting side transmits the management control signal to A management control signal for generating an optical signal by superimposing it on a main signal, transmitting the generated optical signal, and superimposing it on the optical signal transmitted by the subscriber unit on the transmitting side, the management control signal being superimposed on the optical signal. and a control signal superimposing unit for superimposing the management control signal output by the management control unit on the optical signal. It is an optical access system.
- One aspect of the present invention is a control signal superposition method in an optical access system that performs communication using an optical signal superimposed with a management control signal used for management and control, wherein a subscriber unit on the transmitting side: a management control signal for generating an optical signal by superimposing the management control signal on a main signal, transmitting the generated optical signal, and superimposing the management control signal on the optical signal transmitted by the subscriber unit on the transmission side,
- the control signal superimposing method includes outputting a management control signal in a frequency band different from the frequency of the management control signal superimposed on the optical signal, and superimposing the output management control signal on the optical signal.
- the present invention it is possible to suppress interference with a main signal on which a management control signal is superimposed and to further superimpose another management control signal on the main signal.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an optical access system according to a first embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a transmitting-side subscriber device in the first embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another configuration of the subscriber unit on the transmission side in the first embodiment
- 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a monitoring circuit in the first embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a control signal superimposing unit in the first embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a receiving-side subscriber device in the first embodiment
- 4 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing in the optical access system according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing in the optical access system according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another configuration of the monitoring circuit in the first embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an optical access system according to a second embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an optical access system according to a third embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of a subscriber device in the fourth embodiment
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure and process of the management control part in 4th Embodiment.
- 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a PtP WDM system using "low-frequency pilot tone"
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of another PtP WDM system
- 1 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a WDM system in which a plurality of subscriber unit pairs communicate using different wavelengths
- FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of a conventional monitoring circuit
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a system 100c that transmits an AMCC signal from a management control function unit;
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an optical access system 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the optical access system 1 includes a plurality of subscriber devices 10-1 to 10-3, a plurality of subscriber devices 20-1 to 20-3, a management control device 30, and a plurality of power splitters 50-1 to 50- 3, a plurality of control signal superimposing units 55-1 to 55-3, and an optical coupler 60.
- the subscriber device 10-1 and the subscriber device 20-1 are connected via an optical transmission line 40-1.
- the subscriber unit 10-2 and the subscriber unit 20-2 are connected via an optical transmission line 40-2.
- the subscriber unit 10-3 and the subscriber unit 20-3 are connected via an optical transmission line 40-3.
- the optical transmission line 40 is, for example, an optical fiber.
- a power splitter 50-n is provided in the optical transmission line 40-n (n is an integer equal to or greater than 1). That is, a power splitter 50-n is provided for each optical transmission line 40-n.
- the subscriber unit 10-n transmits an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n to the optical transmission line 40-n.
- the subscriber unit 10-n transmits an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n, which is the AMCC signal superimposed on the main signal, to the optical transmission line 40-n. That is, the subscriber unit 10-n transmits optical signals of different wavelengths to the optical transmission line 40-n.
- the AMCC signal superimposition method may be either "baseband modulation” or "low-frequency pilot tone”.
- the configuration of the subscriber unit 10-n differs depending on how the AMCC signal is superimposed. shall be superimposed.
- the subscriber unit 10-1 transmits an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1, which is a main signal superimposed with an AMCC signal of frequency f1, to the optical transmission line 40-1, and the subscriber unit 10-2 transmits an AMCC signal of frequency f2.
- AMCC signal superimposed on the main signal and having a wavelength ⁇ 2 is transmitted to the optical transmission line 40-2, and the subscriber unit 10-3 superimposes the AMCC signal having a frequency f3 on the main signal and transmits an optical signal having a wavelength ⁇ 3.
- the subscriber device 20-n receives the optical signal sent from the subscriber device 10-n.
- the subscriber unit 20-n receives, via the optical transmission line 40-n, an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n in which an AMCC signal of frequency fn is superimposed on the main signal.
- the subscriber unit 20-n has a configuration capable of separating the AMCC signal superimposed by the superimposing method of the subscriber unit 10-n.
- the subscriber unit 20-n may transmit an optical signal with a wavelength (for example, wavelength ⁇ n') different from that of the subscriber unit 10-n.
- the management control device 30 monitors the AMCC signal and performs control based on the AMCC signal.
- the management control device 30 includes a monitoring circuit 31 and a management control section 32 .
- the monitoring circuit 31 is composed of a plurality of receivers 34-1 to 34-3 and a plurality of AMCC signal separators 35-1 to 35-3.
- the number of receivers 34-1 to 34-3 and AMCC signal separators 35-1 to 35-3 may be the same as the number of optical transmission lines 40. FIG. Thereby, the optical signal transmitted through each optical transmission line 40 can be processed by each receiving unit 34 .
- the receiver 34-n converts the optical signal output from the power splitter 50-n into an electrical signal.
- the receiver 34-1 is connected to the power splitter 50-1 and converts an optical signal output from the power splitter 50-1 into an electrical signal.
- the receiver 34-2 is connected to the power splitter 50-2 and converts the optical signal output from the power splitter 50-2 into an electrical signal.
- the receiver 34-3 is connected to the power splitter 50-3 and converts the optical signal output from the power splitter 50-3 into an electrical signal.
- the receiver 34-n is configured using a PD.
- the AMCC signal separator 35-n separates the AMCC signal from the electrical signal converted by the receiver 34-n.
- the AMCC signal separator 35-n separates a plurality of AMCC signals with different frequencies from the electrical signal converted by the receiver 34-n. A specific configuration of the AMCC signal separator 35-n will be described with reference to FIG.
- the management control unit 32 receives the AMCC signal separated by the AMCC signal separation unit 35-n, and manages the transmission/reception wavelengths of the subscriber units 10-n and 20-n based on the received AMCC signal.
- the management controller 32 includes a control signal generator 321 .
- the control signal generator 321 generates an AMCC signal for a destination to be controlled.
- the AMCC signal generated by the control signal generation unit 321 includes "communication end notification to connection destination device (light emission stop instruction)", "wavelength change due to connection destination switching or path switching", and “response to request to subscriber device”. ” and other information is included.
- the control signal generating section 321 is connected to the control signal superimposing sections 55-1 to 55-3 via electric lines.
- the control signal generating section 321 sends the generated AMCC signal to the control signal superimposing sections 55-1 to 55-3.
- the control signal generator 321 holds information indicating which optical transmission line 40 the subscriber units 10 and 20 are connected to, and the optical transmission line to which the destination subscriber units 10 and 20 are connected. 40 may be specified.
- the control signal generating section 321 sends the AMCC signal to the control signal superimposing sections 55-1 to 55-3 provided on the identified optical transmission line 40.
- the optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line 40 is input to the control signal superimposition sections 55-1 to 55-3.
- the AMCC signal is superimposed on the main signal in the subscriber unit 10 in the optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line 40 . Therefore, the frequency of the AMCC signal generated by the control signal generating unit 321 input to the control signal superimposing units 55-1 to 55-3 and the frequency of the AMCC signal superimposed on the optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line 40 Interference may occur depending on the
- the control signal superimposing sections 55-1 to 55-3 generate an AMCC signal that can be superimposed by a superimposing method different from the superimposing method used by the subscriber unit 10. That is, the control signal generating section 321 generates an AMCC signal that can be superimposed by the control signal superimposing sections 55-1 to 55-3.
- the control signal generation unit 321 causes the control signal superimposition units 55-1 to 55-3 to "baseband modulation ” generates an AMCC signal that can be superimposed on the main signal.
- the control signal generation unit 321 In order for the control signal generation unit 321 to generate the AMCC signal as described above, it is necessary to notify the management control unit 32 of the superimposition method used by the subscriber unit 10 .
- the superimposition method of the AMCC signal may be notified to the management control unit 32 at the timing when the subscriber device 10 is connected (initial connection timing).
- the management control unit 32 may preliminarily determine the superimposition method on the subscriber device 10 side to be either "baseband modulation" or "low-frequency pilot tone.”
- the control signal generator 321 since the subscriber unit 10-n superimposes the AMCC signal on the main signal by the "low-frequency pilot tone" method, the control signal generator 321 generates the baseband AMCC signal. Note that the timing at which the control signal generator 321 generates the AMCC signal may be any timing as long as it is the timing at which the transmission of the AMCC signal becomes necessary.
- the power splitter 50-n splits the optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line 40-n into a first path toward the management control device 30 and a second path toward the subscriber device 20-n.
- the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n split by the power splitter 50-n is input to the management controller 30 and the control signal superimposing units 55-1 to 55-3.
- the control signal superimposing units 55-1 to 55-3 superimpose the AMCC signal generated by the control signal generating unit 321 on the optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line 40.
- the control signal superimposing units 55-1 to 55-3 transmit the AMCC signal generated by the control signal generating unit 321 by a superimposing method different from the AMCC signal superimposing method used by the subscriber unit 10 through the optical transmission line 40. superimposed on the optical signal.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the subscriber device 10-n in the first embodiment.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 2 is for superimposing the AMCC signal on the main signal in the electrical stage.
- the subscriber unit 10-n has an optical transmitter 11-n. Note that FIG. 2 shows only the optical transmission section 11-n in order to explain the characteristic configuration of the subscriber unit 10-n.
- the optical transmitter 11-n is composed of an AMCC signal superimposing unit 12-n and an LD 13-n.
- the AMCC signal superimposing unit 12-n includes a mixer 15-n and an oscillator 16-n (LO).
- the AMCC signal superimposing unit 12-n up-converts the AMCC signal, which is a low-frequency signal input from the outside, to frequency fn using the mixer 15-n and the oscillator 16-n.
- the AMCC signal superimposing unit 12-n superimposes the AMCC signal up-converted to the frequency fn on the main signal input from the outside in an electric stage.
- the LD 13-n outputs light of wavelength ⁇ n.
- the LD 13-n converts the electrical signal of the main signal on which the AMCC signal is superimposed in the electrical stage into an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n and outputs the optical signal.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another configuration of the subscriber unit 10-n in the first embodiment.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is for superimposing the AMCC signal on the main signal in the optical stage.
- the subscriber unit 10-n has an optical transmitter 11-n. Note that FIG. 3 shows only the optical transmitter 11-n in order to explain the characteristic configuration of the subscriber unit 10-n.
- the optical transmitter 11-n is composed of an AMCC signal superimposing unit 12-n and an LD 13-n.
- the AMCC signal superimposing unit 12-n includes a mixer 15-n, an oscillator 16-n and a modulator 17-n.
- the subscriber unit 10-n converts the electrical signal of the externally input main signal into an optical signal by the LD 13-n.
- the AMCC signal superimposing unit 12-n up-converts the AMCC signal, which is a low-frequency signal input from the outside, to a frequency fn using a mixer 15-n and an oscillator 16-n.
- the AMCC signal superimposing unit 12-n superimposes the AMCC signal up-converted to the frequency fn onto the optical signal in the optical stage using the modulator 17-n.
- the modulator 17-n used here may be any optical modulator that changes the intensity component of light. For example, a VOA (Variable Optical Attenuator), an SOA (Semiconductor Optical Amplifier), or an LN modulator may be used as the modulator 17-n.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the monitoring circuit 31 in the first embodiment.
- the monitoring circuit 31 is composed of receivers 34-1 to 34-3 and AMCC signal separators 35-1 to 35-3.
- the receiver 34-n converts the input optical signal into an electrical signal.
- the receiver 34-n is, for example, a PD.
- the AMCC signal separator 35-n is composed of the same number of oscillators 351-n, mixers 352-n and LPFs 353-n as the types of frequencies of the input AMCC signals.
- FIG. 4 shows three AMCC signal separators 35-1 to 35-3.
- the AMCC signal separator 35-n down-converts the input electrical signal using a mixer 352-n and an oscillator 351-n set to frequency fn. After that, the AMCC signal separator 35-n extracts the AMCC signal from the down-converted electrical signal by the LPF 353-n.
- the receiver 34-1 is connected to the AMCC signal separator 35-1
- the receiver 34-2 is connected to the AMCC signal separator 35-2
- the receiver 34-3 is connected to the AMCC signal separator 35-1.
- An AMCC signal separator 35-3 is connected.
- the AMCC signal separator 35-1 down-converts the input electrical signal using a mixer 352-1 and an oscillator 351-1 set to frequency f1. After that, the AMCC signal separator 35-1 extracts the AMCC signal of frequency f1 from the down-converted electrical signal by the LPF 353-1.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the control signal superimposing unit 55-n in the first embodiment.
- the control signal superimposing unit 55-n includes a modulator 551-n.
- the control signal superimposing unit 55-n superimposes the baseband AMCC signal generated by the control signal generating unit 321 on the optical signal in the optical stage using the modulator 551-n.
- the modulator 551-n may be any optical modulator that changes the intensity component of light.
- any of VOA, SOA or LN modulators may be used as modulators 551-n.
- the optical signal input to the control signal superimposing unit 55-n includes an AMCC signal that has been up-converted at the carrier frequency fn by the subscriber unit 10 so as not to overlap the frequency component of the main signal. included.
- the main signal and the AMCC signal upconverted by the subscriber unit 10 do not overlap.
- AMCC signal is superimposed. In this way, since the frequency of the AMCC signal generated by the control signal generator 321 is different from that of the AMCC signal included in the optical signal, interference can be suppressed and superimposed.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of a subscriber device 20-n facing the subscriber device 10-n in the first embodiment.
- the subscriber device 20-n facing the subscriber device 10-n is the subscriber device on the receiving side.
- the subscriber unit 20-n includes a receiver 21-n, a current-voltage converter 22-n, an equivalent amplifier 23-n, a signal reproducer 24-n, and an LPF 25-n.
- the receiver 21-n converts the input optical signal into an electrical signal.
- the current-voltage converter 22-n converts the current signal into voltage.
- the current-voltage converter 22-n is a trans impedance amplifier.
- Equivalent amplifier 23-n amplifies the voltage signal.
- the signal reproducing unit 24-n extracts the clock from the voltage signal and identifies and reproduces the signal according to the clock.
- the signal reproducing unit 24-n functions, for example, as a CDR (Clock and Data Recovery).
- the LPF 25-n extracts the AMCC signal superimposed by the control signal superimposing section 55.
- LPF 25-n is an LPF having a band near the baseband.
- the LPF 25-n receives the main signal transmitted from the subscriber unit 10, the AMCC signal of frequency fn upconverted by the oscillator 16 of the subscriber unit 10, and the management control unit 32.
- An optical signal superimposed with the baseband AMCC signal is input.
- the LPF 25-n may receive the output from either the current-voltage converter 22-n or the equivalent amplifier 23-n.
- the AMCC signal sent from the management control section 32 can be extracted.
- FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing the processing flow of the optical access system 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the power splitters 50-1 to 50-3 are explained as relay mechanisms.
- processing for extracting the AMCC signal by the management control unit 32 will be described.
- the subscriber unit 10-n transmits an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n to the optical transmission line 40-n (step S101).
- the subscriber unit 10-1 transmits an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 to the optical transmission line 40-1.
- the subscriber unit 10-1 superimposes the AMCC signal up-converted to the frequency f1 on the main signal to generate an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1, and transmits the optical signal to the optical transmission line 40-1.
- An optical signal sent from the subscriber unit 10-1 is input to the power splitter 50-1 via the optical transmission line 40-1. Similar processing is performed in the subscriber units 10-2 and 10-3.
- the power splitter 50-n splits the input optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n into the first path and the second path (step S102).
- the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n branched to the first path is input to the management controller 30, and the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n branched to the second path is input to the control signal superimposing unit 55-n.
- the receiving section 34-1 of the monitoring circuit 31 is connected to the first path through which the power splitter 50-1 outputs the optical signal. Therefore, the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 split to the first path by the power splitter 50-1 is input to the receiving section 34-1 of the monitoring circuit 31.
- the receivers 34-2 and 34-3 of the monitoring circuit 31 are connected to the first paths through which the power splitters 50-2 and 50-3 output optical signals. Therefore, the optical signals with wavelengths ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 3 split to the first path by the power splitters 50-2 and 50-3 are input to the receivers 34-2 and 34-3 of the monitoring circuit 31, respectively.
- the receiving unit 34-n of the monitoring circuit 31 converts the input optical signal into an electrical signal (step S103).
- the receiver 34-n outputs the converted electric signal to the AMCC signal separator 35-n.
- the AMCC signal separator 35-n separates the AMCC signal from the input electrical signal (step S104).
- the electrical signal input to the AMCC signal separator 35-n is input to the mixer 352-n.
- the electrical signal input to mixer 352-1 is downconverted using oscillator 351-1 set to frequency f1.
- the down-converted electrical signal is input to LPF 353-1 to extract the AMCC signal of frequency f1.
- the electrical signal input to mixer 352-2 is down-converted using oscillator 351-2 set to frequency f2.
- the down-converted electrical signal is input to LPF 353-2 to extract the AMCC signal of frequency f2.
- the electrical signal input to mixer 352-3 is down-converted using oscillator 351-3 set to frequency f3.
- the down-converted electrical signal is input to LPF 353-3 to extract the AMCC signal of frequency f3.
- FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing the processing flow of the optical access system 1 according to the first embodiment.
- An optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n split by the power splitter 50-n is input to the control signal superimposing unit 55-n.
- the control signal generator 321 of the management controller 32 generates an AMCC signal (step S201).
- the control signal generator 321 generates a baseband AMCC signal.
- the control signal generation unit 321 outputs the generated baseband AMCC signal to the control signal superimposition unit 55-n via an electric line.
- the control signal generator 321 When the generated baseband AMCC signal is the AMCC signal addressed to the subscriber unit 20-1, the control signal generator 321 outputs the generated baseband AMCC signal to the control signal superimposing unit 55-1. do. Here, it is assumed that the baseband AMCC signal is the AMCC signal addressed to the subscriber unit 20-1.
- the control signal superimposing unit 55-1 superimposes the baseband AMCC signal on the optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line 40-1 using the modulator 551 (step S202).
- the control signal superimposing unit 55-1 outputs the superimposed optical signal to the optical transmission line 40-1.
- the optical signal output to the optical transmission line 40-1 is input to the subscriber unit 20-1.
- the receiver 21-1 of the subscriber unit 20-1 converts the input optical signal into an electrical signal (step S203).
- the receiving section 21-1 outputs the electrical signal to the current-voltage converting section 22-1.
- the current-voltage converter 22-1 converts the current signal output from the receiver 21-1 into a voltage signal (step S204).
- the current-voltage converter 22-1 outputs the voltage signal to the equivalent amplifier 23-1 and LPF 25-1.
- FIG. 8 in order to obtain an AMCC signal, a configuration will be described in which a part of the output of the current-voltage converter 22-1 is tapped and output to the LPF 25-1.
- the optical signal output from the current-voltage converter 22-1 flows through the main signal acquisition path and the AMCC signal acquisition path.
- the main signal acquisition path is a path through the signal reproduction section 24-1, and the AMCC signal acquisition path is a path through the LPF 25-1.
- the equivalent amplifier 23-1 amplifies the voltage signal output from the current-voltage converter 22-1 (step S205).
- the equivalent amplifier 23-1 outputs the amplified voltage signal to the signal reproducing section 24-1.
- the signal reproduction unit 24-1 extracts the clock from the amplified voltage signal output from the equivalent amplifier 23-1, and identifies and reproduces the main signal according to the extracted clock (step S206).
- a voltage signal obtained by partially tapping the output of the current-voltage converter 22-1 is input to the LPF 25-1.
- the LPF 25-1 extracts the AMCC signal superimposed from the management control unit 32 in the input voltage signal (step S207).
- the subscriber unit 20-1 extracts the AMCC signal using the previous signal input to the signal reproducing unit 24-1. The same applies to other subscriber units 20-n.
- the AMCC signal in a frequency band different from the frequency of the AMCC signal superimposed on the optical signal sent from the subscriber unit 10 is generated by the control signal superimposing unit 55-n. superimpose.
- the newly superimposed AMCC signal and the already superimposed AMCC signal do not interfere with each other. Therefore, it is possible to suppress interference with the main signal on which the AMCC signal is superimposed and to further superimpose another AMCC signal on the main signal.
- the AMCC signal sent from the management control unit 32 is superimposed on the optical signal by a superimposing method different from the superimposing method of the AMCC signal used by the subscriber unit 10.
- the frequency of the newly superimposed AMCC signal sent from the management control unit 32 is different from the frequency of the AMCC signal already superimposed on the main signal. Therefore, interference can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress interference with the main signal on which the AMCC signal is superimposed and to further superimpose another AMCC signal on the main signal.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another configuration of the monitoring circuit 31 in the first embodiment.
- a monitoring circuit 31 shown in FIG. 4 can also be configured using a digital signal processor (DSP), as shown in FIG.
- DSP digital signal processor
- the AMCC signal separation unit 35 is composed of a plurality of A/D (Analog Digital) conversion units 354-1 to 354-3 and a digital signal processing unit 355.
- A/D Analog Digital
- One receiver 34-1 to 354-3 is connected to each of the A/D converters 354-1 to 354-3.
- A/D converters 354-1 to 354-3 convert analog electric signals into digital electric signals.
- the digital signal processing unit 355 implements, for example, the function of the AMCC signal separation unit 35 in FIG. 4 to separate and acquire the AMCC signal.
- a signal is output to the LPF 25-n from either the current-voltage conversion unit 22-n or the equivalent amplifier 23-n in the subscriber unit (for example, the subscriber unit 20-n) on the receiving side.
- a similar effect can be obtained by installing a two-branch optical splitter in front of the receiving section 21-n and separating the AMCC in the optical domain received by the respective receiving sections 21-n for the main signal and for the AMCC signal.
- a single core bidirectional configuration may be provided by including a wavelength multiplexing unit that collectively bundles the optical transmission lines 40-1 to 40-3.
- control management signal is an out-of-band management control signal using a frequency band different from that of the main signal, the same effect can be obtained.
- the monitoring circuit 31 may be configured to have a wavelength demultiplexer 430 as shown in FIG. 17 to separate the optical signal by wavelength.
- the optical access system 1 may further include an optical coupler.
- the optical coupler is a terminal with n inputs and one output.
- the optical coupler inputs the optical signal split by the power splitter 50-n and outputs the optical signal to the management control device 30 via the optical fiber. That is, the optical coupler multiplexes the optical signals transmitted through each of the optical transmission lines 40-n and outputs them to the management control device 30.
- the wavelength demultiplexer 430 demultiplexes the optical signal output from the optical coupler.
- the optical signal demultiplexed by the wavelength demultiplexer 430 is output from the port corresponding to the wavelength and input to the receiver 34-n connected to the port.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an optical access system 1a according to the second embodiment.
- the optical access system 1a includes a plurality of subscriber devices 10-1 to 10-3, a plurality of subscriber devices 20-1 to 20-3, a management control device 30, and a plurality of power splitters 50-1 to 50- 3, a plurality of control signal superimposing units 55-1 to 55-3, a plurality of optical switches 70-1 and 70-2, and a plurality of optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 75-1 to 75-3 and 76-1 to 76- 3.
- the optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 75-1 to 75-3 and 76-1 to 76-3 can be, for example, 1 ⁇ N AWG (Arrayed Waveguide Gratings), and output optical signals input with different wavelengths from a single port.
- optical signals of different wavelengths input from a single port are output from ports corresponding to the wavelengths of the optical signals.
- the optical access system 1a differs in configuration from the optical access system 1 in that it further includes optical SWs 70-1 and 70-2 and optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 75-1 to 75-3 and 76-1 to 76-3.
- Other configurations of the optical access system 1 a are the same as those of the optical access system 1 . Therefore, the differences from the optical access system 1 will be mainly described below.
- the optical switch 70-1 has ports 71-1-1 to 71-1-P1 (P1 is an integer of 2 or more) and ports 72-1-1 to 72-1-Q1 (Q1 is an integer of 2 or more). have. If any of the ports 71-1-1 to 71-1-P1 is not specified, or collectively referred to as port 71-1. If any of the ports 72-1-1 to 72-1-Q1 is not specified, or collectively referred to as port 72-1.
- a plurality of subscriber units 10-1 to 10-3 are connected to the port 71-1 of the optical SW 70-1 via optical transmission lines, and a plurality of optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 75- are connected to the port 72-1 of the optical SW 70-1. 1 to 75-3 are connected by an optical transmission line. An optical signal input to one port of the optical SW 70-1 is output from another port.
- the optical switch 70-2 has ports 71-2-1 to 71-2-P2 (P2 is an integer of 2 or more) and ports 72-2-1 to 72-2-Q2 (Q2 is an integer of 2 or more). have. If any of the ports 71-2-1 to 71-2-P2 is not specified, or collectively referred to as port 71-2. If any of the ports 72-2-1 to 72-2-Q2 is not specified, or collectively referred to as port 72-2.
- a plurality of optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 76-1 to 76-3 are connected to the port 71-2 of the optical SW 70-2 via optical transmission lines, and a plurality of subscriber units 20- are connected to the port 72-2 of the optical SW 70-2. 1 to 20-3 are connected by an optical transmission line. An optical signal input to one port of the optical SW 70-2 is output from another port.
- the optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 75-n and 76-n multiplex or demultiplex the input optical signals.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-n is provided between the optical SW 70-1 and the optical transmission line 40-n.
- An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 76-n is provided between the optical SW 70-2 and the optical transmission line 40-n.
- the optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 75-n and 76-n are provided for each optical transmission line 40, for example.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-n has a plurality of ports (three ports in FIG. 10) corresponding to the number of wavelengths used by the subscriber unit 10, and optical signals of wavelengths ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, and ⁇ 3 are input from the top. port) is connected to the port 72-1 of the optical SW 70-1.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 76-n has a plurality of ports (three ports in FIG. 10) corresponding to the number of wavelengths used by the subscriber unit 20. Optical signals of wavelengths ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, and ⁇ 3 are input from the top. port) is connected to the port 71-2 of the optical SW 70-2.
- the subscriber units 10-1 to 10-3 transmit optical signals with different wavelengths. Specifically, the subscriber unit 10-1 superimposes the AMCC signal up-converted to frequency f1 on the main signal to generate an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1, and transmits the optical signal to the optical transmission line 40-1. 10-2 superimposes the AMCC signal up-converted to frequency f2 on the main signal to generate an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 2 to the optical transmission line 40-2. An optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 3 generated by superimposing the up-converted AMCC signal on the main signal is transmitted to the optical transmission line 40-3.
- Optical signals with different wavelengths sent from each of the subscriber units 10-1 to 10-3 are input to the optical SW 70-1.
- an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 sent from subscriber unit 10-1 is input to port 71-1-1 of optical SW 70-1.
- an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 2 sent from subscriber unit 10-2 is input to port 71-1-2 of optical SW 70-1.
- an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 3 sent from subscriber unit 10-3 is input to port 71-1-P1 (for example, P1 is 3) of optical SW 70-1.
- connection relationship between the ports 71 and 72 in the optical SW 70-1 is set in advance.
- port 71-1-1 and port 72-1-1 are connected, port 71-1-2 and port 72-1-4 are connected, port 71-1-P1 and port 72- 1-Q1 (eg Q1 is 9). Therefore, an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 input to port 71-1-1 is output from port 72-1-1, and an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 2 input to port 71-1-2 is output from port 72-1-4. , and the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 3 input to port 71-1-P1 is output from port 72-1-Q1.
- An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-1 is connected to the port 72-1-1. Therefore, the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-1 outputs the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 output from the port 72-1-1 to the optical transmission line 40-1.
- An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-2 is connected to the port 72-1-4. Therefore, the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-2 outputs the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 2 output from the port 72-1-4 to the optical transmission line 40-2.
- An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-3 is connected to the port 72-1-Q1. Therefore, the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-3 outputs the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 3 output from the port 72-1-Q1 to the optical transmission line 40-3.
- the optical signal output from the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-1 is input to the power splitter 50-1 via the optical transmission line 40-1.
- the power splitter 50-1 splits the input optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 into a first path and a second path. As a result, the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 is input to the monitoring circuit 31 and the control signal superimposing section 55-1.
- the optical signal output from the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-2 is input to the power splitter 50-2 via the optical transmission line 40-2.
- the power splitter 50-2 splits the input optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 2 into a first path and a second path. As a result, the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 2 is input to the monitoring circuit 31 and the control signal superimposing section 55-2.
- the optical signal output from the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-3 is input to the power splitter 50-3 via the optical transmission line 40-3.
- the power splitter 50-3 splits the input optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 3 into a first path and a second path.
- the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 3 is input to the control signal superimposing unit 55-3. Since the processing performed by the management control device 30 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
- the control signal generator 321 of the management controller 32 generates a baseband AMCC signal addressed to the subscriber device 20-n.
- the control signal generation unit 321 outputs the generated baseband AMCC signal to the control signal superimposition unit 55-n.
- the control signal generation unit 321 sends a baseband AMCC signal addressed to the subscriber unit 20-1 to the control signal superimposition unit 55-1.
- the optical signal split to the second path by the power splitter 50-1 is input to the control signal superimposing section 55-1.
- the control signal superimposing unit 55-1 superimposes the baseband AMCC signal sent from the control signal generating unit 321 on the input optical signal.
- the control signal superimposing unit 55-1 outputs the superimposed optical signal to the optical transmission line 40-1.
- the superimposed optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 output to the optical transmission line 40-1 is input to the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 76-1.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 76-1 demultiplexes the input optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1.
- the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 demultiplexed by the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 76-1 is input to the port 71-2-1 of the optical SW 70-2.
- An optical signal input to port 71-2-1 of optical SW 70-2 is output from port 72-2-1 connected to port 71-2-1 and transferred to subscriber unit 20-1. .
- the subscriber unit 20-1 receives the forwarded optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1.
- the subscriber unit 20-1 acquires the main signal and the AMCC signal superimposed by the control signal generator 321 from the received optical signal. Since the specific method is the same as that of the first embodiment, the explanation is omitted.
- optical access system 1a configured as described above, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.
- the optical transmission line 40 connecting the subscriber device 10 and the subscriber device 20 is provided with optical SWs 70-1 and 70-2.
- the optical signal sent from the subscriber unit 10 can be transmitted by switching the route.
- the AMCC signal superimposed by the control signal superimposing unit 55-n is already Since the frequency is different from that of the superimposed AMCC signal, there is no interference. Therefore, it is possible to suppress interference with the main signal on which the AMCC signal is superimposed and to further superimpose another AMCC signal on the main signal.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an optical access system 1b according to the third embodiment.
- the optical access system 1b includes a plurality of subscriber devices 10-1 to 10-3, a plurality of subscriber devices 20-1 to 20-3, a management control device 30b, and a plurality of power splitters 50-1 to 50- 3, 51-1 to 51-3, a plurality of control signal superimposition units 56-1 to 56-3, 57-1 to 57-3, a plurality of light switches 70-1 and 70-2, and a plurality of light combining/dividing parts Wave generators 80-1 to 80-3, 81-1 to 81-3, 82-1 to 82-3, and 83-1 to 83-3 are provided. Differences from the optical access system 1a will be mainly described below.
- the number of power splitters 50, 51, control signal superimposition units 56, 57, and optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 80, 81, 82, 83 may be plural.
- the subscriber units 10-1 to 10-3 generate light beams of wavelengths ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 3 in which AMCC signals of different frequencies f1 to f3 are superimposed on the main signal. Send a signal. Furthermore, subscriber units 10-1 to 10-3 have functional units for receiving optical signals transmitted from subscriber units 20-1 to 20-3, respectively. That is, the subscriber units 10-1 to 10-3 include a receiver 21-n, a current-voltage converter 22-n, an equivalent amplifier 23-n, a signal reproducer 24-n, and an LPF 25 shown in FIG. -n as an optical receiver.
- the subscriber units 20-1 to 20-3 receive optical signals sent from the subscriber units 10-1 to 10-3, respectively, as in the first and second embodiments. Further, the subscriber units 20-1 to 20-3 transmit optical signals of wavelengths ⁇ 1' to ⁇ 3' in which AMCC signals of different frequencies f1' to f3' are superimposed on the main signal. That is, each of the subscriber units 20-1 to 20-3 further includes an optical transmitter 11-n shown in FIG. 2 or 3.
- the subscriber device 10-n and the subscriber device 20-n may have the same or different AMCC signal superimposition schemes.
- the management control device 30b monitors the AMCC signal and performs control based on the AMCC signal.
- the management control device 30b includes a plurality of monitoring circuits 31-1 and 31-2 and a management control section 32b.
- the monitoring circuits 31-1 and 31-2 have the same configuration as the monitoring circuit 31.
- the monitoring circuit 31-1 is composed of a plurality of receivers 34-1 to 34-3 and a plurality of AMCC signal separators 35-1 to 35-3.
- the monitor circuit 31-2 is composed of a plurality of receivers 36-1 to 36-3 and a plurality of AMCC signal separators 37-1 to 37-3.
- the functional units provided in the monitoring circuits 31-1 and 31-2 perform the same processing as the functional units with the same names provided in the monitoring circuit 31, although they have different reference numerals.
- the monitor circuit 31-1 extracts the AMCC signal from the optical signal sent from the subscriber unit 10-n.
- the monitor circuit 31-2 extracts the AMCC signal from the optical signal sent from the subscriber unit 20-n.
- the management control unit 32b receives the AMCC signal separated by the AMCC signal separation unit 35-1 or 35-2, and manages transmission and reception wavelengths of the subscriber unit 10-n or 20-n based on the received AMCC signal. I do.
- the management controller 32b includes a plurality of control signal generators 321-1 to 321-2. The control signal generators 321-1 and 321-2 perform the same processing as the control signal generator 321 does.
- the control signal generating section 321-1 is connected to the control signal superimposing sections 56-1 to 56-3 via electric lines.
- the control signal generating section 321-1 sends the generated AMCC signal to the control signal superimposing sections 56-1 to 56-3.
- the control signal generator 321-1 generates an AMCC signal superimposed on the optical signal sent from the subscriber unit 20-n. Therefore, the control signal generator 321-1 generates an AMCC signal that can be superimposed by a superimposing method different from the superimposing method used by the subscriber unit 20.
- the control signal generating section 321-2 is connected to the control signal superimposing sections 57-1 to 57-3 via electric lines.
- the control signal generating section 321-2 sends the generated AMCC signal to the control signal superimposing sections 57-1 to 57-3.
- the control signal generator 321-2 generates an AMCC signal superimposed on the optical signal sent from the subscriber unit 10-n. Therefore, the control signal generator 321-2 generates an AMCC signal that can be superimposed by a superimposing method different from the superimposing method used by the subscriber unit 10.
- the power splitter 50-n divides the optical signal output from the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 80-n into a first path toward the monitoring circuit 31-1 of the management control device 30b and a second path toward the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 81-n. 2 routes.
- the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n split by the power splitter 50-n is input to the monitoring circuit 31-1 and the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 81-n of the management control device 30b.
- the power splitter 51-n divides the optical signal output from the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 83-n into a first path toward the monitoring circuit 31-2 of the management control device 30b and a second path toward the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 82-n. 2 routes.
- the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n' split by the power splitter 51-n is input to the monitoring circuit 31-2 and the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 82-n of the management control device 30b.
- the control signal superimposing units 56-1 to 56-3 superimpose the AMCC signal generated by the control signal generating unit 321-1 on the optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line 40.
- the control signal superimposing units 56-1 to 56-3 apply the AMCC signal generated by the control signal generating unit 321-1 to the optical transmission line 40 by a superimposing method different from the AMCC signal superimposing method used by the subscriber unit 20. superimposed on the optical signal transmitted by
- the control signal superimposing units 57-1 to 57-3 superimpose the AMCC signal generated by the control signal generating unit 321-2 on the optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line 40.
- the control signal superimposing units 57-1 to 57-3 apply the AMCC signal generated by the control signal generating unit 321-2 to the optical transmission line 40 by a superimposing method different from the AMCC signal superimposing method used by the subscriber unit 10. superimposed on the optical signal transmitted by
- the optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 80-1 to 80-3, 81-1 to 81-3, 82-1 to 82-3, 83-1 to 83-3 can be, for example, 1 ⁇ N AWG, and An input optical signal is output from a single port, and optical signals with different wavelengths input from a single port are output from ports corresponding to the respective wavelengths of the optical signals.
- the optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 80-n, 81-n, 82-n, and 83-n multiplex or demultiplex the input optical signals.
- the optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 80-n and 81-n are provided, for example, between the optical SW 70-1 and the optical transmission line 40-n.
- the optical multiplexers/demultiplexers 82-n and 83-n are provided between the optical SW 70-2 and the optical transmission line 40-n.
- a single port of the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 80-n is connected to the optical SW 70-1, and N ports of the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 80-n are connected to the control signal superimposing section 56-n and the power splitter 50-n. be done.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 80-n demultiplexes the optical signal output from the optical SW 70-1, for example, and outputs it to the power splitter 50-n. Output to -1.
- a single port of the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 81-n is connected to the optical transmission line 40-n. connected to The optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 81-n demultiplexes the optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line 40-n, outputs it to the control signal superimposing unit 56-n, and splits the optical signal by the power splitter 50-n. Output to the optical transmission line 40-n.
- a single port of the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 82-n is connected to the optical transmission line 40-n. connected to The optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 82-n demultiplexes the optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line 40-n, for example, and outputs it to the control signal superimposing unit 57-n. Output to the optical transmission line 40-n.
- a single port of the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 83-n is connected to the optical SW 70-2, and N ports of the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 83-n are connected to the control signal superimposing section 57-n and the power splitter 51-n. be done.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 83-n demultiplexes the optical signal output from the optical SW 70-2, for example, and outputs it to the power splitter 51-n. Output to -2.
- the subscriber unit 10-1 transmits an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 generated by superimposing the AMCC signal upconverted to frequency f1 on the main signal.
- An optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 sent from subscriber unit 10-1 is input to optical SW 70-1.
- an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 sent from subscriber unit 10-1 is input to port 71-1-1 of optical SW 70-1.
- connection relationship between the ports 71 and 72 in the optical SW 70-1 is set in advance.
- port 71-1-1 and port 72-1-1 are connected. Therefore, the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 input to port 71-1-1 is output from port 72-1-1.
- An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 80-1 is connected to the port 72-1-1. Therefore, the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 80-1 demultiplexes the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 output from the port 72-1-1 and outputs it to the optical transmission line provided with the power splitter 50-1.
- the optical signal output from the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 80-1 is input to the power splitter 50-1.
- the power splitter 50-1 splits the input optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 into a first path and a second path.
- the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 is input to the receiver 34-1 and the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 81-1 of the monitoring circuit 31-1.
- the processing performed by the monitoring circuit 31-1 is the same as that of the functional unit with the same name in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, so the description is omitted.
- the optical signal split to the second path by the power splitter 50-1 is input to the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 81-1.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 81-1 outputs the input optical signal to the optical transmission line 40-1.
- the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 output to the optical transmission line 40-1 is input to the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 82-1.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 82-1 demultiplexes the input optical signal and outputs it to the optical transmission line provided with the control signal superimposition unit 57-1.
- the optical signal output from the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 82-1 is input to the control signal superimposing unit 57-1.
- the control signal generator 321-2 of the management controller 32b generates a baseband AMCC signal addressed to the subscriber unit 20-1.
- the control signal generating section 321-2 sends the generated baseband AMCC signal to the control signal superimposing section 57-1.
- the control signal superimposing unit 57-1 superimposes the baseband AMCC signal sent from the control signal generating unit 321-2 on the optical signal output from the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 82-1.
- the control signal superimposing unit 57-1 outputs the superimposed optical signal to the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 83-1.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 83-1 outputs the input optical signal after being superimposed to the port 71-2-1 of the optical SW 70-2.
- An optical signal input to port 71-2-1 of optical SW 70-2 is output from port 72-2-1 connected to port 71-2-1 and transferred to subscriber unit 20-1. .
- the subscriber unit 20-1 can acquire the main signal and the AMCC signal generated by the control signal generator 321-2.
- the subscriber unit 20-1 superimposes the AMCC signal up-converted to the frequency f1' onto the main signal to generate an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1', and outputs the resultant optical signal.
- An optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1' sent from the subscriber unit 20-1 is input to the optical SW 70-2.
- an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1' sent from subscriber unit 20-1 is input to port 71-2-1 of optical SW 70-2.
- connection relationship between the ports 71 and 72 in the optical SW 70-2 is set in advance.
- port 72-2-1 and port 71-2-1 are connected. Therefore, the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1' input to port 72-2-1 is output from port 71-2-1.
- An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 83-1 is connected to the port 71-2-1. Therefore, the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 83-1 demultiplexes the optical signal of the wavelength ⁇ 1' output from the port 71-2-1 and outputs it to the optical transmission line provided with the power splitter 51-1.
- the optical signal output from the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 83-1 is input to the power splitter 51-1.
- the power splitter 51-1 splits the input optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1' into a first path and a second path.
- the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1' is input to the receiver 36-1 and the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 82-1 of the monitoring circuit 31-2.
- the processing performed by the monitoring circuit 31-2 is the same as that of the functional unit with the same name in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, so the description is omitted.
- the optical signal split to the second path by the power splitter 51-1 is input to the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 82-1.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 82-1 outputs the input optical signal to the optical transmission line 40-1.
- the optical signal of wavelength ⁇ 1' output to the optical transmission line 40-1 is input to the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 81-1.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 81-1 demultiplexes the input optical signal and outputs it to the optical transmission path provided with the control signal superimposition unit 56-1.
- the optical signal output from the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 81-1 is input to the control signal superimposing unit 56-1.
- the control signal generator 321-1 of the management controller 32b generates a baseband AMCC signal addressed to the subscriber unit 10-1.
- the control signal generation unit 321-1 outputs the generated baseband AMCC signal to the control signal superimposition unit 56-1.
- the control signal superimposing unit 56-1 superimposes the baseband AMCC signal sent from the control signal generating unit 321-1 on the optical signal output from the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 81-1.
- the control signal superimposing unit 56-1 outputs the superimposed optical signal to the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 80-1.
- the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 80-1 outputs the input optical signal after being superimposed to the port 72-1-1 of the optical SW 70-1.
- An optical signal input to the port 72-1-1 of the optical SW 70-1 is output from the port 71-1-1 connected to the port 72-1-1 and transferred to the subscriber unit 10-1. .
- the subscriber unit 10-1 can acquire the main signal and the AMCC signal generated by the control signal generator 321-1.
- optical access system 1b configured as described above, it can be applied even when two-way communication is performed.
- the subscriber units 10-n and 20-n superimpose the AMCC signal on the main signal by the "low-frequency pilot tone” method, and the control signal superimposing unit 55 A configuration for superimposing the AMCC signal on the main signal by the method of "baseband modulation” was shown.
- the subscriber units 10-n and 20-n superimpose the AMCC signal on the main signal by the "baseband modulation” method, and the control signal superimposing unit 55 uses the "low-frequency pilot tone” method. A configuration for superimposing the AMCC signal on the main signal will be described.
- the system configuration is the same as in the first to third embodiments. Differences from the first to third embodiments will be described below.
- the subscriber unit 10c-n transmits an optical signal with wavelength ⁇ n to the optical transmission line 40-n.
- the subscriber unit 10c-n sends an optical signal of wavelength ⁇ n, which is the AMCC signal superimposed on the main signal by the "baseband modulation" method, to the optical transmission line 40-n.
- the subscriber unit 10c-n has the configuration shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration of a subscriber unit 10c-n according to the fourth embodiment.
- the subscriber unit 10c-n comprises an optical transmitter 11c-n.
- the optical transmitter 11c-n is composed of an LD 13-n and a modulator 17-n.
- the optical transmitter 11c-n converts the electrical signal of the externally input main signal into an optical signal by means of the LD 13-n. After that, the optical transmitter 11c-n uses the modulator 17-n to superimpose the AMCC signal on the optical signal in the optical stage, and outputs the optical signal to the optical fiber.
- the management control unit 32c when the control signal superimposing unit 55 superimposes the AMCC signal on the main signal using the "low-frequency pilot tone" method, the management control unit 32c has the configuration shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the configuration and processing of the management control unit 32c in the fourth embodiment.
- the management control unit 32 c includes a control signal generation unit 321 , a mixer 322 and an oscillator 323 .
- the management control unit 32c uses the mixer 322 and the oscillator 323 to up-convert the AMCC signal, which is a low-frequency signal generated by the control signal generation unit 321, to the frequency fn.
- the management control unit 32c outputs the up-converted AMCC signal to the control signal superimposing unit 55-n.
- the control signal superimposing unit 55-n includes a modulator 551-n.
- the control signal superimposing unit 55-n superimposes the AMCC signal up-converted in the management control unit 32c on the optical signal in the optical stage using the modulator 551-n.
- the optical signal input to the control signal superimposing unit 55-n includes a baseband AMCC signal so as not to overlap the frequency component of the main signal in the subscriber unit 10.
- the AMCC signal up-converted by the management control unit 32c is superimposed at a position that does not overlap the main signal and the baseband AMCC signal in the frequency domain. It is In this way, since the frequency of the AMCC signal generated by the management control unit 32c is different from that of the AMCC signal included in the optical signal, interference can be suppressed and superimposed.
- the passband of the LPF 25-n in the subscriber unit 20 on the optical signal receiving side must be the frequency band of the AMCC signal upconverted by the management control unit 32c.
- the configuration of the monitoring circuit 31 includes a PD and an LPF.
- an LPF having a band near the baseband is used as the LPF.
- the subscriber device 10-n shown in the first to second embodiments is replaced with the subscriber device 10c-n shown in FIG. 12, and the management control unit shown in the first to second embodiments 32 and the control signal superimposing unit 55-n are replaced with the management control unit 32c and the control signal superimposing unit 55-n shown in FIG.
- the subscriber device 10-n is replaced with the subscriber device 10c-n shown in FIG. 12, and the management control unit shown in FIG. 32c, replacing the control signal superimposing units 56-n and 57-n shown in the third embodiment with the configuration of the control signal superimposing unit 55 shown in FIG.
- the processing of the fourth embodiment is realized by providing the functions of the subscriber devices 10c-n.
- the second to fourth embodiments may be modified in the same manner as the first embodiment.
- the optical access system 1b in the third embodiment is provided with two optical couplers.
- One optical coupler C1 receives the optical signal split by the power splitter 50-n and outputs the optical signal to the supervisory circuit 31-1 of the management control device 30b via an optical fiber.
- the optical coupler C1 multiplexes the input optical signals and outputs them to the monitoring circuit 31-1 of the management control device 30b.
- Another optical coupler C2 receives the optical signal split by the power splitter 51-n, and outputs the optical signal to the monitoring circuit 31-2 of the management control device 30b via the optical fiber.
- the optical coupler C2 multiplexes the input optical signals and outputs them to the monitoring circuit 31-2 of the management control device 30b.
- the monitoring circuits 31-1 and 31-2 each have a wavelength demultiplexer 430.
- FIG. The wavelength demultiplexer 430 included in the monitoring circuit 31-1 demultiplexes the optical signal output from the optical coupler C1.
- the wavelength demultiplexer 430 included in the monitoring circuit 31-2 demultiplexes the optical signal output from the optical coupler C2.
- the optical signal demultiplexed by the wavelength demultiplexer 430 is output from the port corresponding to the wavelength and input to the receiver 34-n or 36-n connected to the port.
- An AMCC signal having a frequency band different from the frequency of the AMCC signal superimposed in the subscriber units 10 and 20 may be superimposed (sub-carrier multiplexing (SCM)) by the control signal superimposing unit 55-n.
- SCM sub-carrier multiplexing
- the power splitter 50-n and the control signal superimposing unit 55-n are arranged between the optical SW 70-1 and the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 75-n, or between the optical SW 70-2 and the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 76. -n.
- the power splitter 50-n and the control signal superimposing unit 56-n may be provided between the optical SW 70-1 and the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 80-n.
- the control signal superimposing unit 57-n may be provided between the optical SW 70-2 and the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 83-n.
- Some functional units of the management control devices 30 and 30b in the above-described embodiments may be realized by computers.
- a program for realizing this function may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded in this recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed.
- the "computer system” referred to here includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices.
- “computer-readable recording medium” refers to portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs and CD-ROMs, and storage devices such as hard disks built into computer systems.
- “computer-readable recording medium” means a medium that dynamically retains a program for a short period of time, like a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. It may also include something that holds the program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory inside a computer system that serves as a server or client in that case.
- the program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above, or may be capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system. It may be implemented using a programmable logic device such as FPGA.
- the present invention can be applied to a technique of superimposing a management control signal on an optical signal on which a management control signal (AMCC signal) is superimposed.
- AMCC signal management control signal
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図1は、第1の実施形態における光アクセスシステム1の構成例を示す図である。光アクセスシステム1は、複数の加入者装置10-1~10-3と、複数の加入者装置20-1~20-3と、管理制御装置30と、複数のパワースプリッタ50-1~50-3と、複数の制御信号重畳部55-1~55-3と、光カプラ60とを備える。なお、パワースプリッタ50及び制御信号重畳部55は、光伝送路40毎に備えられる。
制御信号重畳部55-nには、パワースプリッタ50-nで分岐された波長λnの光信号が入力される。管理制御部32の制御信号生成部321は、AMCC信号を生成する(ステップS201)。例えば、制御信号生成部321は、ベースバンドのAMCC信号を生成する。制御信号生成部321は、生成したベースバンドのAMCC信号を、電気線を介して制御信号重畳部55-nに出力する。なお、制御信号生成部321は、生成したベースバンドのAMCC信号が加入者装置20-1宛のAMCC信号である場合には、生成したベースバンドのAMCC信号を制御信号重畳部55-1に出力する。ここでは、ベースバンドのAMCC信号が加入者装置20-1宛のAMCC信号であるとする。
図4に示した監視回路31の構成は、図9に示すように、デジタル信号処理部(DSP:Digital Signal Processor)を用いて構成することもできる。図9は、第1の実施形態における監視回路31の別構成を示す図である。図9に示す監視回路31は、複数の受信部34-1~34-3と、AMCC信号分離部35で構成される。
第2の実施形態では、第1の実施形態の構成に加えて、対向する加入者装置間に、複数の光SW及び複数の光合分波器を備える構成について説明する。
加入者装置10-1~10-3は、それぞれ異なる波長の光信号を送出する。具体的には、加入者装置10-1は、周波数f1にアップコンバートされたAMCC信号を主信号に重畳して生成した波長λ1の光信号を光伝送路40-1に送出し、加入者装置10-2は、周波数f2にアップコンバートされたAMCC信号を主信号に重畳して生成した波長λ2の光信号を光伝送路40-2に送出し、加入者装置10-3は、周波数f3にアップコンバートされたAMCC信号を主信号に重畳して生成した波長λ3の光信号を光伝送路40-3に送出する。
第1の実施形態及び第2の実施形態では、加入者装置10から加入者装置20に向けて送出された光信号に、管理制御部から送出されたAMCC信号を重畳する構成を示した。第3の実施形態では、加入者装置10と加入者装置20との間で双方向通信が行われる場合に、管理制御部から送出されたAMCC信号を重畳する構成について説明する。
第1の実施形態から第3の実施形態では、加入者装置10-n,20-nが、“low-frequency pilot tone”の方式によりAMCC信号を主信号に重畳し、制御信号重畳部55が“baseband modulation”の方式によりAMCC信号を主信号に重畳する構成を示した。第4の実施形態では、加入者装置10-n,20-nが、“baseband modulation”の方式によりAMCC信号を主信号に重畳し、制御信号重畳部55が“low-frequency pilot tone”の方式によりAMCC信号を主信号に重畳する構成について説明する。
第2の実施形態から第4の実施形態では、第1の実施形態と同様に変形されてもよい。なお、第3の実施形態において、第1の実施形態と同様に光カプラをさらに備える場合、第3の実施形態における光アクセスシステム1bでは、2台の光カプラを備える。1台の光カプラC1は、パワースプリッタ50-nで分岐された光信号を入力し、光ファイバを介して光信号を管理制御装置30bの監視回路31-1に出力する。光カプラC1は、入力された光信号を合波して管理制御装置30bの監視回路31-1に出力する。他の光カプラC2は、パワースプリッタ51-nで分岐された光信号を入力し、光ファイバを介して光信号を管理制御装置30bの監視回路31-2に出力する。光カプラC2は、入力された光信号を合波して管理制御装置30bの監視回路31-2に出力する。この場合、監視回路31-1及び31-2はそれぞれ、波長分波部430を備える。監視回路31-1が備える波長分波部430は、光カプラC1から出力された光信号を分波する。監視回路31-2が備える波長分波部430は、光カプラC2から出力された光信号を分波する。波長分波部430で分波された光信号は、波長に応じたポートから出力され、ポートに接続されている受信部34-n又は36-nに入力される。
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- 管理及び制御のために用いられる管理制御信号が重畳された光信号を用いた通信を行う光アクセスシステムであって、
送信側の加入者装置は、前記管理制御信号を主信号に重畳して光信号を生成し、生成した前記光信号を送出し、
前記送信側の加入者装置が送出した前記光信号に重畳させる管理制御信号であって、前記光信号に重畳されている前記管理制御信号の周波数と異なる周波数帯の管理制御信号を出力する管理制御部と、
前記管理制御部が出力した前記管理制御信号を前記光信号に重畳する制御信号重畳部と、
を備える光アクセスシステム。 - 前記管理制御部は、前記送信側の加入者装置が前記管理制御信号を主信号に重畳する重畳方式と異なる重畳方式で重畳するための前記管理制御信号を出力する、
請求項1に記載の光アクセスシステム。 - 前記管理制御部は、前記送信側の加入者装置が接続したタイミングで前記送信側の加入者装置から重畳方式を取得、又は、予め前記送信側の加入者装置で利用する重畳方式を決定することによって前記送信側の加入者装置の重畳方式を取得する、
請求項2に記載の光アクセスシステム。 - 前記送信側の加入者装置と、受信側の加入者装置とを接続する光伝送路上で、前記送信側の加入者装置から送出された光信号を分岐する分岐部と、
前記分岐部で分岐された前記光信号から前記管理制御信号を取得する監視部と、
をさらに備え、
前記制御信号重畳部は、前記分岐部により分岐された前記光信号に、前記管理制御部が出力した前記管理制御信号を重畳する、
請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の光アクセスシステム。 - 前記受信側の加入者装置は、受信した前記光信号を電気信号に変換する受信部と、前記電気信号に基づいて、前記制御信号重畳部で重畳された前記管理制御信号を取得するフィルタと、を備える
請求項4に記載の光アクセスシステム。 - 前記送信側の加入者装置は、複数台であり、
複数の送信側の加入者装置に接続する光スイッチと、
前記光スイッチから出力された光信号を合波し、伝送路から伝送された光信号を分波する光合分波器と、
をさらに備える、
請求項1から5のいずれか一項に記載の光アクセスシステム。 - 前記送信側の加入者装置は、第1送信側の加入者装置と、第2送信側の加入者装置であり、
前記制御信号重畳部は、前記第1送信側の加入者装置に対応する第1制御信号重畳部と、前記第2送信側の加入者装置に対応する第2制御信号重畳部であり、
前記第1送信側の加入者装置と、前記第2送信側の加入者装置とは対向した位置に備えられ、異なる波長の光信号を送出し、
前記管理制御部は、前記第1送信側の加入者装置宛の管理制御信号を前記第2制御信号重畳部に出力し、前記第2送信側の加入者装置宛の管理制御信号を前記第1制御信号重畳部に出力し、
前記第1制御信号重畳部は、前記第2送信側の加入者装置宛の管理制御信号を前記第1送信側の加入者装置が送出した光信号に重畳し、
前記第2制御信号重畳部は、前記第1送信側の加入者装置宛の管理制御信号を前記第2送信側の加入者装置が送出した光信号に重畳する、
請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の光アクセスシステム。 - 管理及び制御のために用いられる管理制御信号が重畳された光信号を用いた通信を行う光アクセスシステムにおける制御信号重畳方法であって、
送信側の加入者装置が、前記管理制御信号を主信号に重畳して光信号を生成し、生成した前記光信号を送出し、
前記送信側の加入者装置が送出した前記光信号に重畳させる管理制御信号であって、前記光信号に重畳されている前記管理制御信号の周波数と異なる周波数帯の管理制御信号を出力し、
出力された前記管理制御信号を前記光信号に重畳する、
制御信号重畳方法。
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