DocumentCode
1116723
Title
Physical design of the SL branching repeater
Author
Perry, Michael W. ; Reinold, Gordon A. ; Yeisley, Paul A.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
2
Issue
6
fYear
1984
fDate
12/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
889
Lastpage
894
Abstract
Since undersea fiber-optic cable can carry multiple transmission paths, it is now possible to conceive of a device which allows physical separation of the fiber paths and the subsequent routing of these paths to different landing points. This paper describes such a device now being designed for TAT 8. It has the capability of switching power from shore such that in the case of branch failure (such as might be caused by surface activities like fishing, etc.) the service in the other branch can be maintained. It also can have the capability of switching the incoming transoceanic signal paths to either shore-end cable so that all transoceanic capability can be maintained in the face of such failure.
Keywords
Optical fiber repeaters; Underwater optical fiber systems; Conductors; Hardware; Leg; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Relays; Repeaters; Switching circuits; Underwater cables; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1984.1073709
Filename
1073709
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