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
fDate :
11/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
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; Circuits; Conductors; Hardware; Leg; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Power supplies; Repeaters; Underwater cables; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
DOI :
10.1109/JSAC.1984.1146128