Optical Port Registration via Light Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for registering connection information between optical signal transmission devices require significant labor and time, and are prone to errors, especially in large-scale setups with numerous locations, increasing device costs and operational complexity.
Innovation Solution
An inter-transmission device connection registration device that automatically stores and registers connection information using a storage unit, a light emission instruction unit, a transmission/reception detection unit, and a registration control unit, which detects light transmissions and receptions between transmission devices and registers the relevant connection information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual registration of connection information is performed by personnel using control software, then connection information can be stored in the storage unit, but the process requires significant labor and time and is prone to errors
Solution Approach 1:
The transmission devices automatically perform connection information registration by detecting light transmission between opposing ports. Each transmission device autonomously identifies connected ports and registers the connection information in the storage unit without requiring manual intervention, thereby eliminating human error and reducing registration time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of reading wiring diagrams and entering data with an automated optical detection system. The transmission/reception detection unit uses light transmission to automatically identify connected ports, substituting human operators with an automated detection and registration mechanism.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the number of locations for optical wiring is increased to accommodate disaggregated transmission devices, then system flexibility and scalability are improved, but the complexity of managing and registering connections increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Each transmission device automatically detects its connections and registers the information itself, eliminating the need for centralized manual management. This self-service approach allows the system to scale to numerous locations without proportionally increasing management complexity, as each device independently handles its own connection registration.
Solution Approach 2:
The automatic detection and registration mechanism provides a universal solution that works across all transmission devices regardless of location or configuration. The same light transmission detection method applies uniformly across all 100+ locations, simplifying management by providing a consistent, location-independent registration process.
3Reliability
If a control device maintains unique IDs for all transmission devices and identifies opposing device IDs for each connection, then connection tracking is achieved, but device cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring a centralized control device to maintain and manage unique IDs for all transmission devices, each transmission device independently performs connection detection and registration using its own identification information. This distributes the functionality from a centralized control device to individual devices, reducing the requirements for expensive control infrastructure while maintaining reliable connection tracking.
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
This solution simplifies the registration process, reduces errors, and decreases the operational complexity and costs associated with managing large-scale optical signal transmission systems by automating the connection information registration.
Implementation Method 1
a transmission/reception detection unit configured to detect a light transmission and a light reception at the opposing ports between the transmission devices
Data Source
AI summary
An inter-transmission device connection registration device 30A includes a storage unit 31 that registers connection information of a case where transponders 12a to 13n and photo couplers 14a to 14n as divided various transmission devices are connected through a port o and a port i, a light emission instruction unit 33 that provides a light emission instruction to the subordinately connected transponders, a transmission/reception detection unit 34 configured to detect a light transmission and a light reception at opposing ports o and i1 between transmission devices, e.g., the transponder 12a and the photo coupler 14 in accordance with the light emission instruction, and a registration control unit 35 that performs a control of registering, in the storage unit 31, connection information W2a of the port o on a light transmission side and the port i1 on a light reception side that are detected.