Data Processing Apparatus Aggregating Flows to Reduce Optical Fiber Count

The patent merges multiple point-to-point optical fiber connections into a shared optical fiber network. Multiple remote base stations are connected to a central site device through a common optical fiber infrastructure, allowing multiple data streams to share the same physical medium. This combining approach maintains reliable data transmission while significantly reducing the total quantity of optical fibers required from individual dedicated connections to a shared infrastructure.

The patent implements a universal optical fiber connection model where a single optical fiber or fiber pair serves multiple remote base stations simultaneously. The central site device acts as a multi-functional hub that can communicate with multiple remote base stations through shared optical fibers, enabling one fiber infrastructure to perform multiple communication functions that would traditionally require separate dedicated fibers.

The patent segments the network into functional units where remote base stations are logically grouped and connected through a shared optical fiber infrastructure to a central site device. This segmentation allows the system to maintain network adaptability for geographically distributed locations while reducing overall network complexity by using a standardized shared connection model rather than individual dedicated connections for each remote station.

The central site device acts as an intermediary that mediates communications between multiple remote base stations and the core network. Instead of each remote base station having direct individual connections, the central site device serves as a mediator that manages and routes traffic from multiple remote stations through shared optical fibers, reducing the complexity of individual connections while maintaining network adaptability.