Optical Initialization Signaling for Transparent User-Defined Connectivity
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional telecommunications networks require optical-to-electrical and electrical-to-optical signal conversions, preventing transparent transmission of user-defined optical signals between locations, and lack flexibility in supporting user-defined protocols and bandwidth.
Innovation Solution
A method for initiating a communication or connectivity service via a telecommunications network using optical data transmission, involving an optical initialization signal that is received by an optical safety and policy entity to determine its identity, allowing transparent optical signal transmission between locations without substantial conversion to the electrical domain, using optical network nodes and fibers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If optical-to-electrical and electrical-to-optical signal conversions are performed in conventional telecommunications networks, then signal processing and end-user services can be provided, but transparent transmission of user-defined optical signals between locations is prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The network is segmented into distinct functional domains: optical access network for transparent transmission and electrical processing network for service provision. The optical initialization signal carries identity information that enables the system to route signals through optical paths without conversion, while still allowing electrical processing at endpoints for end-user services.
Solution Approach 2:
An optical initialization signal serves as an intermediary that carries identity information through the optical network. This signal enables the system to establish transparent optical paths by identifying the source and destination, allowing user-defined optical signals to traverse the network without electrical conversion while still being recognized and processed at endpoints.
2Ease of operation
If optical signals are converted to electrical signals for processing, then end-user communication services can be provided, but flexibility in supporting user-defined protocols and bandwidth is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates transparent optical transmission functions from electrical processing functions. Optical network nodes handle transmission without conversion, preserving user-defined protocols and bandwidth flexibility, while electrical processing is performed only at endpoint equipment for end-user services.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of converting optical signals to electrical signals for transmission, the system maintains optical signals in the optical domain throughout the network infrastructure. Electrical conversion is inverted to occur only at endpoint equipment, thereby preserving signal integrity and protocol flexibility during transmission.
3Productivity
If conventional signal conversion processes are used, then network infrastructure can provide standardized services, but transparent transmission of optical signals without substantial conversion is prevented
Solution Approach 1:
An optical initialization signal is transmitted beforehand to establish the optical path and convey identity information. This preliminary action enables the network to prepare transparent optical routes in advance, ensuring both efficient service provisioning and faithful signal transmission without unnecessary conversions.
Solution Approach 2:
The optical initialization signal acts as a mediator that enables the network infrastructure to recognize and establish transparent optical paths. Carrying identity information, it allows standardized service provisioning while maintaining optical signal fidelity throughout the transmission path.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables transparent, user-defined optical signal transmission between locations with maintained modulation schemes, supporting flexible protocols and bandwidth without electrical conversions, and providing end-user services through optical infrastructure.
Implementation Method 1
optical data transmission of a user-defined optical signal
Data Source
AI summary
A method for initiating, via a telecommunications network, a communication or connectivity service between a first location and a second location based on optical data transmission of a user-defined optical signal includes: in a first step, an optical initialization signal is fed or input to an optical data transmission fiber; in a second step, the optical initialization signal is received by an optical safety and policy entity or functionality of the telecommunications network, and an identity of the optical initialization signal is determined by the optical safety and policy entity or functionality; and in a third step, dependent on the determined identity of the optical initialization signal, the communication or connectivity service between the first location and the second location is activated.