WO2016098841A1

WO2016098841A1 - Optical communication system and optical communication device

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Publication number: WO2016098841A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/085290
Authority: WO
Inventors: 裕太竹本; 小西　良明; 和夫久保; 響子細井
Original assignee: 三菱電機株式会社
Priority date: 2014-12-17
Filing date: 2015-12-16
Publication date: 2016-06-23
Also published as: JPWO2016098841A1; JP6180665B2

Abstract

This optical communication system is provided with a first communication device and a second communication device connected therewith by an optical communication path, wherein the first communication device is provided with a data generation unit which generates first data comprising a bit string that represents the same code even when reversed by being encoded, and generates second data comprising a bit string representing a code that is different when reversed by being encoded, an encoding unit which encodes the data generated by the data generation unit, and a transmitter which transmits the encoded first data and second data, one following the other. The second communication device is provided with a decoding unit which decodes the received data, and with a reversal determination unit which, if the decoded data does not include second data following the first data, determines that the data has been reversed.

Description

Optical communication system and optical communication apparatus

The present invention relates to an optical communication system that performs communication by encoding a data signal and an optical communication apparatus used in the optical communication system.

In communication using Ethernet (registered trademark), USB 3.0, or the like, in order to embed a clock component in serial data, encoding that adjusts a DC balance such as an 8B10B code is widely used. In addition, in order to improve signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) performance, which is a problem for realizing large-capacity optical transmission, binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) or binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) In some cases, data transmission is performed using phase shift keying such as quaternary phase shift keying (QPSK: Quaternary Phase-Shift Keying). When phase shift keying is used, phase slip may occur due to noise or waveform distortion in the communication path, and data 1 and 0 received by the reference phase on the receiving side may be inverted.

In order to avoid data inversion due to these phase slips, it was necessary to prevent inversion by differential encoding. In addition, when differential coding or the like is not performed, it has been proposed to insert a reference signal in order to detect a signal inversion state due to phase slip (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2014-003507 A

However, in the above method, it is necessary to perform differential encoding and reference signal insertion after encoding such as 8B10B on the transmission side, and differential decoding before decoding such as 8B10B on the reception side There is a problem that it is necessary to refer to the reference signal and the configuration of the device is limited.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and an optical communication system and an optical communication for determining inversion of data in communication between communication apparatuses without performing differential encoding or insertion of a reference signal The object is to obtain a device.

An optical communication system according to the present invention is an optical communication system including a second communication device connected to a first communication device through an optical communication path, and the first communication device is inverted by being encoded. A data generation unit that generates first data including a bit string indicating the same code and generates second data including a bit string indicating a different code when the first data is encoded and inverted when encoded, and a data generation unit An encoder that encodes the data generated by the transmitter, and a transmitter that continuously transmits the first data and the second data encoded by the encoder to the second communication device, The second communication device includes a receiver that receives data from the first communication device, a decoding unit that decodes the data received by the receiver, and a second in which the decoded data follows the first data. Contains data If it has, and a reversal determination unit determines that the received signal is inverted through an optical communication path.

The optical communication system also includes a first communication device, a second communication device connected to the first communication device via an optical communication path, and data transmitted from the first communication device to the second communication. An optical communication system comprising a third communication device for receiving via the device, wherein the first communication device receives first data comprising a bit string indicating the same code even if it is inverted by being encoded. A data generation unit that generates second data including bit strings indicating different codes when generated and encoded, and an encoding unit that encodes the data generated by the data generation unit; And a transmitter for continuously transmitting the first data and the second data encoded by the encoding unit to the second communication device, wherein the second communication device receives the data from the first communication device. Receiver and receiver And a decoding unit that decodes the received data, and the third communication device is configured to receive an optical signal when the data decoded by the decoding unit does not include the second data following the first data. An inversion determination unit that determines that the signal received by the second communication device via the communication path is inverted.

The optical communication device according to the present invention is an optical communication device connected to the opposite communication device by an optical communication path, and is transmitted from the opposite communication device, and the same code is obtained even if it is inverted by encoding. A receiver that continuously receives first data consisting of a bit string and a second data consisting of a bit string that indicates a different code when inverted by encoding, and decoding that decodes the data received by the receiver And an inversion determination unit that determines that the signal received via the optical communication path is inverted when the decoded data does not include the second data following the first data. Prepare.

According to the present invention, it is possible to determine inversion of data in communication between communication devices without performing differential encoding or insertion of a reference signal between communication devices connected by an optical communication path.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the optical communication system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows code allocation in 8B10B encoding of the optical communication system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the optical communication system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data signal transmitted from the transmission side communication apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the determination in the inversion determination part which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the received signal of the 8B10B code | symbol of the optical communication system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the optical communication system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the optical communication system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the communication apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the code conversion table used with the code conversion process which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the code conversion operation | movement which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the processing circuit which implement | achieves the communication apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1-3 of this invention.

Hereinafter, an optical communication system and an optical communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
A first embodiment of an optical communication system to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the optical communication system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, the optical communication system includes a communication device 1 and a communication device 2, which are connected by an optical communication path 4. In this example, the communication device 1 is a communication device on the transmission side that is the first communication device, the communication device 2 is the communication device on the reception side that is the second communication device, and a data signal is transmitted from the communication device 1 to the communication device 2. This will be described as an example.

In communication between two communication devices, a signal encoded using an 8B10B code is transmitted / received with respect to a data signal to be transmitted. 8B10B encoding is an encoding method used for high-speed serial transmission, and in data transmission to which 8B10B encoding is applied, 8-bit data is converted into 10-bit data and data transfer is performed. In data transmission to which 8B10B encoding is applied, a data signal is converted into a symbol by a predetermined conversion table. FIG. 2 shows a part of the conversion table of the 8B10B code. In 8B10B encoding, the upper 3 bits are divided into the lower 5 bits, 3B4B conversion is performed to convert 3 bits into 4 bits for the upper 3 bits, and 5 bits are converted to 6 bits for the lower 5 bits. 5B6B conversion is performed.

· A value obtained by subtracting the number of 0s from the number of 1s in the bit string is referred to as disparity. In particular, the cumulative total disparity in the data stream is called RD (Running Disparity). There are two types of symbols of the 8B10B code: those that are converted when the current RD (CRD: Current Running Disparity) is positive (+) and those that are converted when it is negative (−). In the 8B10B encoding method, the symbol to be sent next is changed depending on whether the CRD is positive or negative so that one of “0” and “1” does not continue for 6 bits or more, and “1” and “1” The balance of the number “0” is made uniform to solve the problem depending on the DC balance.

In addition, it is assumed that a phase shift keying such as BPSK (Binary Phase Shift Keying) or QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) is used as a modulation method for converting an encoded data signal into an optical signal. The modulation system is not limited and can be easily extended to DP-BPSK signals, DP-16QAM signals, and other signals. When phase shift keying is used, phase slips caused by noise or waveform distortion in the optical communication path occur, and data 1 and 0 are inverted and recognized by the reference phase on the receiving side, and large-scale continuous errors occur. It can happen.

1, the communication device 1 includes a data generation unit 11, an 8B10B encoding unit 12, and an optical transceiver 13. The data generation unit 11 is a data generation unit that generates data (communication data) to be transmitted to the communication device 2 based on information input from an external device omitted in FIG. Further, the data generation unit 11 generates a synchronization signal for synchronizing the communication device 1 and the communication device 2. Here, the code “K28.5” is used as the synchronization signal. As shown in FIG. 2, “K28.5” is encoded by the 8B10B encoding unit 11 so that the bit strings of CRD + and CRD− become “110000 0101” and “001111 1010”, respectively, and CRD + and CRD− Inverted relationship between all bits. That is, it is a bit string indicating the same code even if it is inverted by being encoded (first data).

The data generation unit 11 generates a data signal of “D3.1” after the synchronization signal “K28.5” described above. As shown in FIG. 2, “D3.1” is encoded by the 8B10B encoding unit 12 so that the bit strings of CRD + and CRD− are both “110001 1001”, and the same between CRD + and CRD−. It becomes the relationship. Further, when the CRD + and CRD− are inverted, the code becomes “001110 0110” and becomes a code indicating “D28.6”. That is, a bit string indicating a different code ("D28.6") when inverted by encoding (second data).

The 8B10B encoding unit 12 is an encoding unit that performs 8B10B encoding on the first data, the second data, and the communication data generated by the data generation unit 11. As described above, the first data becomes a bit string indicating the same code even when inverted by performing 8B10B encoding. Also, the second data becomes a bit string indicating a different code when inverted by performing 8B10B encoding.

The optical transceiver 13 performs phase shift keying on the data encoded in the 8B10B encoding unit 12 to convert it into an optical signal, and outputs the optical signal to the optical communication path 4. In addition, it is a transmitter that continuously transmits the first data and the second data encoded by the 8B10B encoder 12 to the second communication device.

The communication device 2 includes an optical transmitter / receiver 21, an inversion unit 22, an 8B10B decoding unit 23, and an inversion determination unit 24. The optical transceiver 21 is a receiver that receives an optical signal transmitted from the communication device 1 and demodulates it into a data signal (electric signal). When the inversion determination unit 24 determines that the data signal received by the optical transmitter / receiver 21 is “inverted”, the inversion unit 22 inverts the subsequent data signal and sends it to the 8B10B decoding unit 23. Output. Any method for inverting the signal may be used. Here, a multiplexer or an EXOR circuit is used.

When a multiplexer is used, the data signal sent from the optical transceiver 21 is branched and inverted by inserting a NOT circuit on one side. In the multiplexer, one of the branched signals is selected and output. If it is determined to be “inverted”, the data signal inverted by the NOT circuit is output from the branched signals. When the EXOR circuit is used, the data signal sent from the optical transceiver 21 is used as one input of the EXOR circuit, and when the other input is determined to be “inverted”, “1”, “ If it is not determined as “inverted”, “0” is input. In addition, although the case where it inverts in the stage of an electric signal was shown, it may carry out in the stage of an optical signal, and it may be made to invert by shifting the phase of local light or received light in an optical transceiver. .

The 8B10B decoding unit 23 is a decoding unit that performs 8B10B decoding on the data signal received by the optical transceiver 21. When the inversion determination unit 22 determines “inversion” and the inversion unit 24 performs an inversion operation, the 8B10B decoding unit 23 performs 8B10B decoding on the inverted data signal. The inversion determination unit 24 determines whether or not the data signal decoded by the 8B10B decoding unit 23 has been demodulated as an inverted bit string due to a phase slip of the signal transmitted from the communication device 1 in an optical communication path or the like. judge. The inversion determination unit 24 determines that the signal received via the optical communication path is inverted when there is a code other than the second code after the first code.

The optical communication path 4 is an optical transmission path such as an optical fiber, and connects the communication device 1 and the communication device 2. In the case of communication using laser light such as communication between artificial satellites, the case of transmitting a hollow is also included.

An operation of the optical communication system according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing transmission and reception operations. First, the operation on the transmission side will be described. The data generation unit 11 creates a data signal for inversion determination (step S10) and outputs the data signal to the 8B10B encoding unit 12. Here, it is determined in advance between the communication device 1 and the communication device 2 that “K28.5”, “K28.5”, and “D3.1” are used as data signals for inversion determination. “K28.5” and “K28.5” are distinguished from normal synchronization signals. Therefore, 10-bit data “110000 0101”, “001111 1010”, and “110001 1001” for inversion determination are added to the data string generated by the data generation unit 11 and output from the 8B10B encoding unit 12. “K28.5” and “D3.1” do not necessarily need to be transmitted continuously. If the communication device 2 on the reception side and the communication device 1 on the transmission side are determined in advance, “K28.5” and “D3.1” Another data signal may be inserted between “D3.1”. Further, if the bit string indicating the same data even if it is inverted and the bit string indicating different data if it is inverted, the inversion determination is possible even if it is other than “K28.5” and “K3.1”. Even if it is inverted, the number of bit strings indicating the same data is not necessarily two. If the communication device 1 on the transmission side and the communication device 2 on the reception side decide in advance, the inversion determination is performed with one or more bit sequences. Is possible. Similarly, it is not always necessary to have one bit string indicating different data when inverted, and if the transmission side communication device 1 and the reception side communication device 2 decide in advance, it is possible to perform the inversion determination with one or more bit strings. .

Also, the data generation unit 11 creates a data signal for communication based on information input from an external device not shown in FIG. 1 and outputs it to the 8B10B encoding unit 12. The communication data signal is provided with “K28.5” for synchronization at the head, and subsequently generates communication data. The generated communication data signal is output to the 8B10B encoding unit 12.

The data signal generated in the data generation unit 11 is 8B10B encoded in the 8B10B encoding unit 12 (step S11). The encoded data signal is converted into an optical signal by the optical transmitter / receiver 13 and transmitted to the communication device 2 via the optical communication path 4 (step S12). FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the order of data signals to be transmitted. Depending on the sign of CRD, “K28.5 CRD +”, “K28.5 CRD-”, and “D3.1 CRD +” are transmitted, and then “K28.5 CRD-” and communication data are transmitted for communication.

Next, the operation on the receiving side will be described. The optical signal transmitted from the communication device 1 is received by the optical transceiver 21 of the communication device 2 and demodulated into a data signal (step S13). The demodulated data signal is output to the 8B10B decoding unit 23 via the inverting unit 22, and is decoded by the 8B10B decoding unit 23 (step S14). At this stage, since it is not determined that the received data signal is “inverted”, the inversion unit 22 transfers the received data signal as it is to the 8B10B decoding unit 23. In the inversion determination unit 24, the determination process is performed on the data signal for inversion determination among the decoded data signals (step S 15). The inversion unit 22 is notified, and the inversion unit 22 performs inversion processing on the data signal for communication (step S16). On the other hand, when it is determined that it has not been inverted, the inversion unit 22 is not notified, and the inversion unit 22 outputs the data signal input from the optical transceiver 21 to the 8B10B decoding unit 23 as it is, and the data Communication is started (step S17). By performing the operation as described above, it is determined that the signal is inverted, and the signal intended for the communication device 1 can be received by inverting the input signal to the communication device 2. In the above sequence, it is desirable that it is performed once at the start of communication and then the phase does not invert.However, if phase inversion is a concern during communication, the above sequence is inserted between communication data, and signal inversion is determined periodically. Corrections can reduce errors.

A procedure for determining whether or not the inversion determination unit 24 is “inverted” will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a determination procedure in the inversion determination unit 24. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a received signal. The inversion determination unit 24 detects whether or not the signal output from the 8B10B decoding unit 23 includes a synchronization signal (“K28.5”) (step S20). When “K28.5” is detected and “K28.5” is detected again (step S20: Yes), it is determined as a data signal for inversion determination (step S21). Here, “K28.5” can be decoded even if it is inverted, and in any case, it becomes an 8-bit value “0xBC” indicating “K28.5”. Since the data signal for inversion determination transmitted from the communication device 1 is “K28.5”, “K28.5”, and “D3.1”, when the next received data is the 8-bit value “0x23” Then, it is determined that normal reception is not reversed (step S22). On the other hand, “D3.1” becomes different data even when inverted, but can be decoded and becomes “D28.6”. Next, when the received data is an 8-bit value “0xDC”, it is determined that the data is “inverted” and notified to the inversion unit 22 (step S23).

The optical communication system according to the first embodiment has the above-described configuration, and is encoded with the first data composed of bit strings indicating the same code even if inverted by encoding. By continuously sending the second data consisting of a bit string indicating a different code when the signal is inverted, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the signal is inverted and received in the communication device on the receiving side. Therefore, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of bit string inversion caused by phase slip caused by noise or waveform distortion in the optical communication path without performing differential encoding or the like.

Here, the case where the first data and the second data described above are sent once and determined by the inversion determination unit is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is sent a plurality of times (for example, 10 times). Then, a configuration may be adopted in which it is determined that the received data signal is inverted when it is determined to be “inverted” by a predetermined ratio (for example, 8 times) or more. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the inversion process from being erroneously performed when a phase slip occurs temporarily.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, the case where the data signal inversion operation is performed in the communication device on the reception side is shown. However, in the second embodiment, when it is determined as “inversion” in the communication device on the reception side, the fact is transmitted. A case will be described in which the communication device on the transmission side is notified and the inversion operation is performed in the communication device on the transmission side. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the optical communication system according to the second embodiment.

The optical communication system according to Embodiment 2 includes

communication devices

1a and 2a. A case where the communication device 1a is a communication device on the transmission side which is the first communication device, the communication device 2a is a communication device on the reception side which is the second communication device, and a data signal is transmitted from the communication device 1a to the communication device 2a. An example will be described. The communication device 1a is obtained by adding an inverting unit 14 to the communication device 1 of the first embodiment and replacing the optical transceiver 13 with an optical transceiver 13a. The communication device 2a is obtained by deleting the inverting unit 22 from the communication device 2 of the first embodiment and replacing the optical transceiver 21 with the optical transceiver 21a. The optical transceiver 21 a outputs a data signal (electric signal) to the 8B10B decoding 23.

In FIG. 7, the components denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same or equivalent components as those described in the first embodiment. The description of the components having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 is omitted. The optical communication system according to the second embodiment is configured such that the transmission side communication device 1a includes the inverting unit included in the reception side communication device 2 in the first embodiment. The reversing unit 14 provided in the communication device 1a has the same configuration as the reversing unit 22 provided in the communication device 2 according to Embodiment 1, and has the same function. When receiving the notification that the data signal received from the communication device 2 on the receiving side is “inverted”, the inverting unit 14 performs the inverting operation of the data signal output from the 8B10B encoding unit 12. Further, the transmission side optical transceiver 13a performs the same processing as the processing performed by the optical transceiver 13 of the first embodiment, and further, the above-mentioned received data signal from the communication device 2a is "inverted". When the notification that it is present is received, this notification is transferred to the inverting unit 14. In addition, the optical transceiver 21a on the receiving side performs the same processing as that performed by the optical transceiver 21 of the first embodiment, and the data signal received by the inversion determination unit 24 is “inverted”. If it is determined, notification to that effect is sent to the communication device 1a. That is, the optical transceiver 21a performs an operation as a determination notification unit.

Next, the operation will be described.
The flowchart showing the operation is almost the same as that shown in FIG. The operations shown in steps S10 to S14 are the same as in the case of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. Note that the data signal that has been 8B10B encoded by the 8B10B encoder 12 is input to the inversion unit 14. 14, the data signal is transferred as it is, and the same optical signal as that of the communication device 1 on the transmission side in the first embodiment is output.

If it is determined in step S15 that the data signal received by the inversion determination unit 24 of the communication device 2a is inverted, the inversion determination unit 24 creates a notification describing that fact and the optical transceiver 21a. Send to. The optical transceiver 21 a converts the notification received from the inversion determination unit 24 into an optical signal and sends it to the communication device 1 a via the optical communication path 4. Note that it is not always necessary to use the optical communication path 4 for this notification, and it goes without saying that the present invention can also be realized by using a separately provided wireless system or the like.

The optical transceiver 13a that has received the notification from the communication device 2a notifies the inverting unit 14 to that effect. The inversion unit 14 that has received the notification performs inversion processing on the data signal output from the 8B10B encoding unit 12 thereafter (step S16). As for the inversion process, the process described in Embodiment 1 is performed, and a multiplexer or an EXOR circuit is used.

The data signal subjected to the inversion process is converted into an optical signal by the optical transceiver 13a and transmitted to the communication device 2a via the optical communication path 4. Although a phase slip occurs in the optical communication path 4, since the optical signal is transmitted for the data signal subjected to the inversion process, the communication apparatus 2a can receive the signal in a normal state.

The optical communication system according to the second embodiment has the above-described configuration, and the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained. Noise and waveforms in the optical communication path can be obtained without performing differential encoding or the like. It is possible to determine whether or not the bit string is inverted due to phase slip caused by distortion or the like.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In the first embodiment, the optical communication system has been described in which the inversion determination is performed by the communication device 2 on the reception side and the inversion processing of the bit string is performed by the communication device 2 on the reception side when “inversion” is detected. Further, in the second embodiment, when the inversion determination is performed by the receiving side communication device 2a and “inversion” is detected, the transmission side communication device 1a is notified to that effect, and the communication device 1a performs the bit string inversion processing. The communication system has been described. That is, in the optical communication systems according to the first and second embodiments, when the

communication device

2 or 2a on the optical signal reception side performs the inversion determination and detects “inversion”, the communication device 2 on the optical signal reception side or the optical signal The transmission-side communication device 1a inverts the bit string. On the other hand, in the optical communication system according to the third embodiment, the communication device on the optical signal receiving side transmits the electric signal to another communication device without performing the inversion determination, and the other communication that has received the electric signal. The apparatus executes inversion determination and bit string inversion processing.

FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of the optical communication system according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, in the optical communication system according to the third embodiment, the communication device 1 including the communication device 1, the communication device 2 b, and the communication device 3 and the communication device 2 b are connected by the optical communication path 4. The communication device 2b and the communication device 3 are connected by a communication path 5. The optical communication path 4 is the same as the optical communication path 4 of the first and second embodiments. The communication path 5 is a wired or wireless communication path for transmitting and receiving electrical signals. Here, the communication device 1 transmits a data signal to the first communication device (transmission-side communication device), and the communication device 2b transmits the data signal received from the communication device 1 to the communication device 3 (second communication device ( The transmission / reception side communication device) and the communication device 3 will be described as a third communication device (reception side communication device) that receives the data signal transmitted from the communication device 1 via the communication device 2b.

The communication device 1 is the same as the communication device 1 of the first embodiment. The communication device 2b deletes the inversion unit 22 and the inversion determination unit 24 from the communication device 2 of the first embodiment, adds a transceiver 25, and transfers data received from the communication device 1 to the communication device 3. It is a thing. The communication device 3 includes a transceiver 31, an inversion determination unit 32, and a code conversion unit 33.

The transceiver 25 of the communication device 2 b transmits the data signal decoded by the 8B10B decoding unit 23 to the communication device 3 via the communication path 5. The transmitter / receiver 25 appropriately performs encoding processing, modulation processing, and the like when transmitting a data signal to the communication device 3.

The transceiver 31 of the communication device 3 receives the data signal from the communication device 2 b and outputs it to the inversion determination unit 32. When receiving the signal from the communication device 2b, the transmitter / receiver 31 appropriately performs demodulation processing, decoding processing, and the like, and restores the data signal transmitted by the communication device 2b. The transceiver 31 outputs the restored data signal to the inversion determination unit 32 and the code conversion unit 33.

The inversion determination unit 32 has the same configuration as that of the inversion determination unit 24 provided in the communication device 2 according to the first embodiment, has the same function, and uses the same method as the inversion determination unit 24 to perform a data signal. It is determined whether or not is inverted. The inversion determination unit 32 notifies the code conversion unit 33 of the determination result as to whether or not the data signal is inverted.

When receiving a notification from the inversion determination unit 32 that the data signal is “inverted”, the code conversion unit 33 performs a code conversion process on the data signal received from the transceiver 31. Details of the code conversion process will be described later.

The operation of the optical communication system according to this embodiment will be described. Note that the operation of the communication device 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the communication devices 2b and 3 of the optical communication system according to the third embodiment, and shows an operation when a data signal transmitted from the communication device 1 is received. Steps S30 and S31 in FIG. 9 are processes executed by the communication apparatus 2b, and steps S32, S33, and S34 are processes executed by the communication apparatus 3.

The communication device 2b that receives the data signal transmitted from the communication device 1 via the optical communication path 4 confirms whether or not the synchronization signal (“K28.5”) is included in the received signal (step S30). When the signal is not included (step S30: No), the process of step S30 is repeated. In the communication device 2b, the optical transceiver 21 executes the process of step S30. When the synchronization signal is included in the received signal (step S30: Yes), the communication device 2b executes the 8B10B decoding process (step S31). In the communication device 2b, the 8B10B decoding unit 23 executes the process of step S31. The communication device 2b transmits the decoded data signal obtained by executing the 8B10B decoding process to the communication device 3, and the communication device 3 receives the data signal. In the communication device 2b, the transmitter / receiver 25 transmits a data signal, and in the communication device 3, the transmitter / receiver 31 receives the data signal.

The communication device 3 that has received the data signal from the communication device 2b determines whether or not the received data signal is inverted, that is, whether or not all the bits of the data signal are inverted (step S32). If the data signal is inverted (step S32: Yes), the communication device 3 starts code conversion processing on the data signal received from the communication device 2b, and returns each bit to the correct state (step S33). Details of the code conversion process will be described later. In the communication device 3, the inversion determination unit 32 executes the process of step S32, and the code conversion unit 33 executes the process of step S33. The inversion determination unit 32 determines whether the data signal is inverted by the same method as the inversion determination unit 24 of the first and second embodiments. When the inversion determination unit 32 determines that the data signal is inverted, the inversion determination unit 32 notifies the code conversion unit 33 to that effect, and the code conversion unit 33 that has received this notification encodes the data signal input from the transceiver 31. Start the conversion process. When the code conversion process is performed and the data signal is converted into valid data, the communication device 3 starts receiving the converted data (step S34).

The code conversion process executed by the code conversion unit 33 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG. 10 is a code conversion table used by the code conversion unit 33 in the code conversion process. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the code conversion operation of the code conversion unit 33. The data signal (transmission data) transmitted from the communication device 1 is shown in the first stage, and the communication device 3 is connected via the communication device 2b. The received data signal in an inverted state (when inverted) is shown in the second stage, and the received data signal (after code conversion) after the code conversion unit 33 performs the code conversion process is shown in the third stage. ing.

As shown in the first and second stages of FIG. 11, when data inversion occurs, the data signal (code) of “D3.1” is converted to the data signal (code) of “D28.6” The data signal “D0.1” is received as the data signal “D0.6”. The data signals “K28.5” and “D0.0” are received in the original state.

Therefore, when the code conversion unit 33 receives a notification that data inversion has occurred from the inversion determination unit 32, the code conversion unit 33 uses the code conversion table shown in FIG. The code after) is converted into a correct data signal (code before inversion). Specifically, when the data signal “D28.6” is input, the code conversion unit 33 converts the data signal to “D3.1” and outputs the data signal, and the data signal “D0.6” is input. Then, it is converted into a data signal of “D0.1” and output. The code conversion unit 33 outputs the data signals “D0.0” and “K28.5” as they are when they are input.

Returning to the explanation of the operation shown in FIG. 9, when the data signal is not inverted (step S32: No), the communication device 3 receives the data as valid data without executing the code conversion process (step S34). . In this case, the code conversion unit 33 outputs the data signal input from the transceiver 31 as it is.

The optical communication system according to Embodiment 3 has the above-described configuration, and the same effects as those of Embodiments 1 and 2 can be obtained. Noise in the optical communication path can be obtained without performing differential encoding or the like. In addition, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of bit string inversion caused by phase slip caused by waveform distortion or the like. Further, since the communication device 3 connected to the communication device 2b that terminates the optical signal determines whether or not inversion occurs and performs code conversion when the inversion occurs, the load on the communication device 2b is reduced. There is a merit that it can be reduced. This is advantageous in that the processing performed on the satellite side can be reduced when the communication device 2b is mounted on a satellite and the communication device 3 is a ground station.

In the present embodiment, the communication device 3 includes the inversion determination unit 32 and the code conversion unit 33. However, the processing of the inversion determination unit 32, that is, the determination of whether or not the data signal is inverted, The communication device 2b may perform the same as in the first and second embodiments. In this case, when the communication device 2b determines that the data signal is inverted, the communication device 2b notifies the communication device 3 accordingly.

Hardware that implements the communication device described in each embodiment will be described. The data generation unit 11, 8B10B encoding unit 12,

inversion units

14 and 22, 8B10B decoding unit 23,

inversion determination units

24 and 32, and code conversion unit 33 described in the first to third embodiments are shown in FIG. This can be realized by the processing circuit 100.

The processing circuit 100 includes a processor 101, a memory 102, an input circuit 103, and an output circuit 104. The processor 101 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit, central processing unit, processing unit, arithmetic unit, microprocessor, microcomputer, processor, DSP), system LSI (Large Scale Integration), or the like. The memory 102 is a nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor such as RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), etc. Memory, magnetic disk, flexible disk, optical disk, compact disk, mini disk, DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), etc.

The data generation unit 11, 8B10B encoding unit 12,

inversion units

14 and 22, 8B10B decoding unit 23,

inversion determination units

24 and 32, and code conversion unit 33 read the corresponding programs from the memory 102, and the processor 101 It can be realized by executing. The input circuit 103 is used when receiving information processed by the processor 101 and information stored in the memory 102 from the outside, and the output circuit 104 externally transmits information generated by the processor 101 and information stored in the memory 102. Used when outputting to.

A part or all of the data generation unit 11, 8B10B encoding unit 12,

inversion units

14, 22, 8B10B decoding unit 23,

inversion determination units

24, 32, and code conversion unit 33 may be realized by dedicated hardware. . In this case, each of the above units is, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a combination of these. Realized with a circuit.

The configuration described in the above embodiment shows an example of the contents of the present invention, and can be combined with another known technique, and can be combined with other configurations without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is also possible to omit or change the part.

1, 1a communication device (transmission side), 2, 2a, 3 communication device (reception side), 2b communication device (transmission / reception side), 4 optical communication path, 11 data generation unit, 12 8B10B encoding unit, 13 optical transceiver (Transmission side), 14 inversion unit, 21 optical transceiver (reception side), 22 inversion unit, 23 8B10B decoding unit, 24, 32 inversion determination unit, 31 transceiver, 33 code conversion unit.

Claims

An optical communication system comprising a second communication device connected to the first communication device by an optical communication path,
The first communication device is:
Data that generates first data consisting of a bit string indicating the same code even if inverted by encoding, and generates second data consisting of a bit string indicating a different code when inverted by encoding A generator,
An encoding unit for encoding the data generated by the data generation unit;
A transmitter that continuously transmits the first data and the second data encoded by the encoding unit to the second communication device;
With
The second communication device is:
A receiver for receiving data from the first communication device;
A decoding unit for decoding data received by the receiver;
An inversion determination unit that determines that a signal received via the optical communication path is inverted when the decoded data does not include the second data following the first data;
An optical communication system comprising:
The second communication device is:
An inversion unit that inverts the data received by the receiver and outputs to the decoding unit when it is determined that the inversion determination unit inverts,
The optical communication system according to claim 1, further comprising:
The second communication device is:
A determination notifying means for notifying the first communication device to that effect when it is determined by the reversal determination unit
With
The first communication device is:
An inversion unit that inverts the data encoded by the encoding unit and outputs the data to the transmitter when notified by the determination notification means that the inversion is performed;
Providing
The optical communication system according to claim 1.
A third communication device connected to the second communication device and receiving data after being decoded by the decoding unit;
The second communication device is:
A determination notifying means for notifying the third communication device to that effect when it is determined by the reversal determination section
With
The third communication device is:
A code conversion unit that converts data received from the second communication device into data before the inversion occurs, when notified by the determination notification means that the inversion has occurred;
Providing
The optical communication system according to claim 1.
A first communication device, a second communication device connected to the first communication device via an optical communication path, and data transmitted from the first communication device are received via the second communication device. An optical communication system comprising a third communication device,
The first communication device is:
Data that generates first data consisting of a bit string indicating the same code even if inverted by encoding, and generates second data consisting of a bit string indicating a different code when inverted by encoding A generator,
An encoding unit for encoding the data generated by the data generation unit;
A transmitter that continuously transmits the first data and the second data encoded by the encoding unit to the second communication device;
With
The second communication device is:
A receiver for receiving data from the first communication device;
A decoding unit for decoding data received by the receiver;
With
The third communication device is:
When the data decoded by the decoding unit does not include the second data following the first data, the signal received by the second communication device via the optical communication path is inverted. Reversal determination unit for determining that
Providing
An optical communication system.
The third communication device is:
A code conversion unit that converts data received from the second communication device into data before the inversion occurs, when the inversion determination unit determines that the inversion is performed;
Providing
The optical communication system according to claim 5.
The encoding performed by the encoding unit is 8B10B encoding,
The data generation unit generates first data in which the relationship between CRD (Current Running Disparity) plus and CRD minus assigned to each code in 8B10B encoding is inverted, and CRD plus and CRD minus are inverted. In addition, both CRD plus and CRD minus generate data consisting of bit strings indicating different codes when inverted.
The decoding unit performs 8B10B decoding;
The optical communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
The transmitter transmits the first data and the second data to the second communication device a plurality of times;
The inversion determination unit determines that the data following the first data is inverted when the second data is not equal to or greater than a predetermined ratio;
The optical communication system according to claim 1, wherein:
An optical communication device connected to the opposite communication device by an optical communication path,
First data composed of a bit string indicating the same code even if inverted by encoding, and a second string consisting of a bit string indicating a different code when inverted by encoding. A receiver that continuously receives the data of
A decoding unit for decoding data received by the receiver;
An inversion determination unit that determines that a signal received via the optical communication path is inverted when the decoded data does not include the second data following the first data;
An optical communication device comprising:
An inversion unit that inverts the data received by the receiver and outputs to the decoding unit when it is determined that the inversion determination unit inverts,
The optical communication apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:
A determination notification means for notifying the opposite communication device to that effect when it is determined by the reversal determination unit that reversal;
The optical communication device according to claim 9.