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Chapter 2 Protection Schemes and Network Topologies

Supported Topologies

Figure 2-19 shows the behavior of unidirectional path switching when a loss of signal occurs. For the

example network, unidirectional path switching operates as follows:

• Node 2 sends the channel signal over both the active and standby paths.

• Node 1 receives both signals and selects the signal on the active path.

• Node 1 detects a loss of signal light on its active path and switches over to the standby path.

• Node 2 does not switch over and continues to use its original active path.

Now the nodes are communicating along different paths.

Figure 2-19 Unidirectional Path Switching Example

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