Embodiment
One, hardware unit
Fig. 1 has the optical transceiver transmitting terminal structure chart of dynamic channel power equalization function, and optical transceiver has the channel power equalization function, can implement the emission spectrum performance monitoring in this locality, and can implement editor and control to transmission spectrum at local node.What provide among Fig. 1 is the hardware part of single directional light transmission in the terminal.If the wavelength-division-multiplexed optical signal of oriented other directions emissions in the optical transceiver, then the channel power equalization device of other transmission directions is identical with part described in the figure.
In optical transceiver, the light signal of multichannel from optical convering unit arranged, these light signals need close and be amplified to suitable power behind the ripple and transmit.Hardware unit in optical transceiver comprises following part: wave multiplexer, light attenuator array and controller part (100,101,102,103,110 thereof, 111,112,113,120,121,122,123,124,130,131,132,133,140,141,142,143,150,160,161,162,163,164,170), amplifier and controller part (200,201 thereof, 202,203,204,210,211,231,232,241,242,243,260,261,262,263,264), spectroscopic detector and controller part (301,302,305 thereof, 306,307,308,309,310,311), more than four parts be connected to each other by optical interface connector and devices communicating bus (3) interface, separable physically.Node Controller and the communication interface (401,402,403,404) thereof in addition that are connected with bus.User's main control computer (5) is connected with Node Controller with communication interface by cable (6).
From the optical signals of a plurality of optical convering units respectively by the optical interface connector (101,102 ..., 103) input detects optical splitter (111,112 through input, ..., 113), light attenuator array (120), wave multiplexer (150), wave multiplexer output light detects optical splitter (110), optical interface connector (100,201), the amplifier input detects optical splitter (202), image intensifer (210), output light detects optical splitter (203,204), exports from optical interface connector (200).Constitute unidirectional light emission path with top.
Detect optical splitter (111 from each passage input, 112, ..., 113) output light pass through Photoelectric Detection pipe (131,132 respectively, ..., 133) carry out forming the detection electric current after the opto-electronic conversion, pass through amplifying circuit (141,142 more respectively, ..., 143) realize being amplified into AD, DA change-over circuit (160).Through data-signal process communication/control line (161) the admission passage power equalization controller (162) that obtains after the analog-to-digital conversion.Controller will make each optical channel obtain suitable decay by control interface connecting line (170) control attenuator array.
Channel power equalization controller (162) is connected with devices communicating/control bus (3) by I/O interface circuit (163), in the interface connecting line (164), should comprise input signal and output signal.The channel power equalization controller can send to bus (3) with attenuator array state of a control and warning information etc., also can receive from bus (3) and carry out attenuator array decay spectra changed information.
From optical splitter (202,203) input detects light to the light of telling as image intensifer respectively, output detects light, they pass through Photoelectric Detection pipe (231 respectively, 232) carry out forming detection signal (signal of telecommunication) after the opto-electronic conversion, pass through detection signal amplifier (241 more respectively, 242) after the amplification, the formation data-signal entered amplifier controller through communication/control line (261) after process AD/DA change-over circuit (260) carried out analog-to-digital conversion.Utilize this data-signal, amplifier controller can calculate each Amplifier Gain value.Amplifier controller can also be compared current gain value and the yield value (being Configuration Values) that expectation reaches, and when variant control amplifier is changed current yield value up to conforming to Configuration Values.
In the time will changing Amplifier Gain, amplifier controller will be exported driving data, be input to AD/DA change-over circuit (260) through communication/control line (261), driving data forms Control current through after the digital-to-analogue conversion, passes through to be input to amplifier control interface (211) after drive current amplifying circuit (243) suitably amplifies again.Amplifier inside should have pump laser, and its drive terminal should be included in this amplifier control interface (211).
Amplifier controller (262) is connected with devices communicating/control bus (3) by I/O interface circuit (263), in the interface connecting line (264), should comprise input signal and output signal.Amplifier controller can be delivered to amplifier gain state of value information bus (3), also can be from bus (3) receiving gain Configuration Values and gain controlling information.
Realize the output light collection at the optical splitter (204) of amplifier out, the light that connection line of optic fibre (220) will be gathered is input to spectral detection and control section by connector (221).Among Fig. 1 this part have a plurality of input optical interface connectors (301 ..., 302), be that expression realizes the spectral detection to a plurality of test points in the equipment, especially be suitable for Device memory when the processing node of a plurality of light directions.Can select an optical switch (305) to realize the switching of each test point by multichannel.The device (306) of realizing spectral detection is a spectrometer, or a channel power detector.Spectroscopic detector control circuit (309) is connected to the control interface (307) of spectroscopic detector by communication/control line (308).Can start or close spectroscopic detector, the scan-data that obtains after spectral detection can be delivered to controller (309) by interface connecting line (308) through interface (307) output.The spectral detection controller also can output to optical switch with signal through control line (312), the switches light switch port.
Spectral detection controller (309) is connected with devices communicating/control bus (2) by I/O interface circuit (310), in the interface connecting line (311), should comprise input signal and output signal.The spectral detection controller can output to spectroscopic data bus (3), also can detect from bus (3) receiving spectrum to start/cease and desist order and the test point select command.
Node Controller (404) is the device that local device is carried out status information capture and control information dispensing.Related repertoire group on the optical transmission direction that the collection of Node Controller and control range had both comprised among Fig. 1 to be showed also comprises among the figure not related repertoire group on other optical transmission direction of performance.Node Controller (404) is connected by the same devices communicating/control bus of I/O interface circuit (3).In the interface connecting line (401), should comprise input signal cable and output signal line.By importing out holding wire, can obtain the job information of all functions group that is connected with bus (3), comprise the current gain of amplifier, current average Insertion Loss of balanced control phase, spectral detection are put current scan-data etc.By output signal line, can adjust order, attenuator array quiescent point adjustment order, the adjusting command of channel power spectrum, spectral detection order etc. to the gain of bus (3) output amplifier.Node Controller (404) also by Computer I/O interface circuit (403), is connected with computer (5) by cable (6).User application software in the computer provides spectrum control user application interface (GUI), and by computer, the user can edit the target optical spectrum of spectral detection point, and can implement user intervention to intranodal channel power equalization device by computer.When carrying out user intervention, the target optical spectrum behind the editor can be delivered to Node Controller (404) by Computer Communications Interface (403), and is stored in the interior memory of controller.The user can also issue an order to Node Controller, realization is to the definition and the configuration of intranodal amplifier working point, attenuator array working point, spectral detection point, can also switch the mode of operation of channel power equalization, enter automatic service mode or user intervention pattern.Under the user intervention pattern, when having only the user to assign the regulating command of channel power spectrum by control computer GUI, Node Controller just drives each part and implements channel power spectrum control (satisfying two constraintss mentioned above); Under automatic service mode, Node Controller will periodically be gathered spectral detection information, and compare with target optical spectrum, in case spectral detection information deterioration promptly starts attenuator array and image intensifer automatically and implements channel power spectrum control (satisfying two constraintss mentioned above).
Need explanation, the represented structure chart of Fig. 1 has the integrating optical interface characteristics.Detect because of carrying out luminous power at this locality input optical interface, so its institute's optical sender that connects can be at local device, also can be away from local device.
Also need explanation, also applicable to the situation of no amplifier, total optical power detects by 110,130 Fig. 1 structure when no amplifier, and 140,160 realize.
When equipment had open optical interface, dynamic power control still can be implemented according to the mode of Fig. 1, and different is to have the optical convering unit of realizing open optical interface function in equipment.
When equipment provided open optical interface, the optical transceiver folk prescription was represented to structure chart such as Fig. 2 of transmitting terminal, as with another embodiment of Fig. 1 same idea.
In Fig. 2, the same meaning of following part and Fig. 1: wave multiplexer, attenuator array and controller part thereof, amplifier and controller part thereof, spectroscopic detector and controller part thereof, intranodal devices communicating and control bus, Node Controller and communication interface thereof, user's main control computer and stube cable etc.
Different open optical interface and the control sections (501,502,503,520,511,512,513,562,563,564) of being with Fig. 1.Comprising open input optical interface connector (501,502 ..., 503), be used to import a plurality of independently optical passage signals; Optical convering unit array (520) comprises a plurality of light/electricity/light conversion device, is used for input optical signal is converted to the light signal that meets the requirement of wave multiplexer input optical wavelength.All comprise a laser in each road light/electricity/light conversion device wherein, laser is controlled the control of circuit (562), and performance informations such as its Output optical power detected value are fed back to control circuit (562).Using method to laser can be with reference to the international uniform interface specification of commercial lasers device.Therefore can know the optical power value of each optical channel at laser control and testing circuit (562).
Laser control is connected with devices communicating/control bus (3) by I/O interface circuit (563) with testing circuit (562), in the interface connecting line (564), should comprise input signal and output signal.Laser control and testing circuit can each optical channel input, export light state information and deliver to bus (3), also can be from bus (3) received optical power control information.
Need to prove, in the device of the present invention, though do not advise realizing channel-equalization by the operating state of regulating each laser in the optical convering unit array (520), but realize channel-equalization by the optical convering unit output attenuator that connects, but this specification hereinafter the described algorithm of second joint be applicable to that still changing each laser drive current by laser detection and control circuit (562) in optical convering unit array (520) realizes power adjustments.
Fig. 3 is the transmission system structure chart that the strange land is detected or the strange land is controlled, be different with Fig. 1, and spectral detection point and user's main control computer are positioned at downstream node.Fig. 2 is as another embodiment with node of dynamic power equalization function.In long dwdm system apart from without electronic relay, the result that channel power is regulated is for the performance of assurance system at receiving terminal.Therefore the channel power test point can be in a certain downstream node (line node or receiving terminal node) away from the optical transceiver transmitting terminal.
Controlled light direction among Fig. 3 in upstream node, comprise following part: wave multiplexer, attenuator array and controller part thereof, amplifier and controller part thereof, intranodal devices communicating and control bus, Node Controller and routing forwarding device part and communication interface thereof etc. are with the same meaning of top and Fig. 1 relevant portion.Other light direction of this intranodal need realize controlling that hardware configuration direction therewith is identical.Controlled light direction at downstream node comprises following part: have the light drive access (9) of spectral detection point, spectroscopic detector and controller part (301 thereof, 302,305,306,307,308,309,310,311), node control and routing forwarding device part (601-606), intranodal devices communicating and control bus (10), user's main control computer (5) and stube cable (6) etc.Other light directions of this intranodal need be implemented to detect, and hardware configuration direction therewith is identical.
Upstream node arrives downstream node through optical line by (11) along the light signal of the light direction transmission of emission path, and the direction along light path (9) transmits in downstream node.Can compose by the channel power of control upstream node, and spectral detection point (7) obtains target spectrum as well as possible in downstream node.
The Node Controller (404) of figure middle and upper reaches transmitting terminal intranodal carries out status information capture and control information dispensing to local device.Different with Fig. 1, Node Controller (404) directly links to each other with routing forwarding device (405) again, the state information that each function group of this intranodal is reported can regularly be sent to route and transponder (405), in route and transponder, the information that needs to transmit is divided into the packets of information of being with address mark, exports from pilot signal delivery port (4).Address mark is realized the node of user's master control for needing to receive this output state information.Simultaneously, can receive the packets of information of sending here from user's main controlled node that has address mark, after route and transponder (405) unpack, deliver to Node Controller from pilot signal delivery port (4).The information that transmits comprises the control information to this node, for example amplifier gain control information, the control information of channel power spectrum, attenuator array output quiescent point adjusting information etc.
In the downstream node, the spectral detection point on transmission channel (9) has spectral detection optical splitter (7) to realize the output light collection, and the light that connection line of optic fibre will be gathered is input to spectral detection and control section by connector.Among Fig. 3 this part have a plurality of input optical interface connectors (301 ..., 302), be that expression realizes the spectral detection to a plurality of test points in the equipment, be applicable to the node processing of Device memory at a plurality of light directions.
Spectral detection controller (309) in the downstream node is connected with devices communicating/control bus (10) by I/O interface circuit (310).
Downstream node controller (604) carries out status information capture and control information dispensing to local device.Identical with the function of upstream relevant apparatus.Node Controller (604) is machine I/O interface circuit (603) as calculated, and is connected with user's main control computer (5) by cable (6).Note differently with Fig. 1 herein, user's main control computer (5) is positioned at downstream node.User application software in the computer provides spectrum control GUI, and by computer, the user can edit the target optical spectrum of spectral detection point, and can implement user intervention to upstream transmitting terminal intranodal Fader device by computer.When carrying out user intervention, the target optical spectrum behind the editor can be delivered to Node Controller (604) by Computer Communications Interface (603), and is kept in its inner memory.The user can issue an order by upstream nodes controller (404), realizes the definition and the configuration of amplifier working point, channel power regulated quantity in the upstream node, can also assign spectral detection and test point select command to place local node controller (604).Can also switch the mode of operation of channel power equalization, enter automatic service mode or user intervention pattern.Under the user intervention pattern, when having only the user to assign the channel power regulating command and arrive upstream node by control computer GUI, attenuator array is operation response; Under automatic service mode, downstream node controller (604) will periodically be gathered spectral detection information, and compare with target optical spectrum, in case spectral detection information deterioration, promptly by route and transponder the channel power spectrum is regulated request automatically and be sent to upstream node controller (404), start attenuator array and implement channel power control.
If with above Fig. 1-3 is different, main control computer is neither in upstream transmitting terminal node (claiming node 1), be not present in the node (claiming node 2) at target detection point place yet, but be positioned at the 3rd node (claiming node 3), then it all can send by the route and the transponder of its place intranodal control information of upstream transmitting terminal node and target detection node, gives the Node Controller of this intranodal after control information is received and unpacks by the route in the controlled node and transponder.Under the situation of this detected downstream, the 3rd ground master control, the user is after main control computer carries out spectrum editor, and new target spectrum will be through node 3 controllers, and node 3 routing forwarding devices send, received by node 2 routing forwarding devices, be kept at last in node 2 controllers.The user can issue an order to node 1 controller by routing forwarding at node 3, realize the definition and the configuration of amplifier working point, attenuator array working point in the node 1, can also assign spectral detection and test point select command to node 2 controllers by routing forwarding.Can also switch the mode of operation of channel power equalization, enter automatic service mode or user intervention pattern.Under the user intervention pattern, has only the user when node 3 is assigned channel power spectrum regulating command and arrived node 2 by control computer GUI, through node 2 carry out spectral scan and target spectrum relatively after, node 2 will send the channel power spectrum to node 1 by the routing forwarding device and regulate request, and attenuator array is operation response; Under automatic service mode, node 2 controllers will periodically be gathered spectral detection information, and compare with target optical spectrum, in case spectral detection information deterioration, promptly by route and transponder the channel power spectrum is regulated request automatically and be sent to node 1 controller, start attenuator array and implement channel power control.
Fig. 4 is the transmitting terminal composite wave appts structure chart with channel packet power equalization, as another embodiment that implements dynamic power control at transmitting terminal.
In Fig. 4, be grouped from the multipath light signal of optical sender and close ripple.Being without loss of generality, is example with two groups among the figure, and wherein 11 is a wave multiplexer, will from optical interface (101,102 ..., 103) multipath light signal close ripple, form one group of multiplexed signals; 13 is the another wave multiplexer, will from optical interface (104,105 ..., 106) multipath light signal close ripple, form another the group multiplexed signals (do not get rid of more groups of light signals are arranged).Optical splitter 111 is used for obtaining the output detection light of wave multiplexer 11, and optical splitter 113 is used for obtaining the output detection light of wave multiplexer 13.Each organizes light signal through after the attenuator array 120, is combined in the optical fiber by filter (or coupler) 151 again.Because 151 is to close ripple again with organizing multiplexing optical signal more, can be described as " composite wave device ".The 110th, to the optical splitter of total optical power detection, the 111st, total optical power output interface.131 and 133 is respectively the detector tube of two groups of light signals, forms the signal of telecommunication through opto-electronic conversion, pass through amplifying circuit (141,143) and AD conversion respectively after, the formation digital signal is input in the controller.
In this structure, be to be that target is regulated with each group multiplex section signal, be the power equalization of realizing between two groups of multiplex section signals, and do not comprise the power equalization between inner each optical channel of each group multiplex section signal.Can in every group, in fact optical channel quantity be arranged, carry out equilibrium in proportion.
Fig. 5 is that the beam split of receiving terminal channel-splitting filter detects channel power, channel equalization structure chart, as another embodiment that implements dynamic power control at optical transceiver.
Optical transceiver can have the channel power equalization function at receiving terminal, can implement receive each channel power in this locality and detect, and can implement editor and control to transmission spectrum at local node.What provide among Fig. 5 is the hardware part of single directional light transmission in the terminal.If the wavelength-division-multiplexed optical signal that oriented other directions receive in the optical transceiver, then the channel power equalization device of other transmission directions is identical with part described in the figure.
In optical transceiver, the multiplexing optical signal from transmission line is arranged, after these light signals need be amplified to suitable performance number, enter receiver through behind the partial wave.Hardware unit in optical transceiver comprises following part: channel-splitting filter, attenuator array and controller part (100-164) thereof, amplifier and controller part (200-264) thereof, intranodal devices communicating and control bus (3), Node Controller and communication interface (401 thereof, 402,403,404), user's main control computer (5) and stube cable (6) etc.More than each part be connected to each other by optical interface connector and devices communicating bus interface, separable physically.
Each part hardware configuration is identical with Fig. 1 among Fig. 5.Be different with Fig. 1, because torrent of light is to difference, the 150th, use as channel-splitting filter.Optical signals optical interface connector (201) input from a plurality of optical convering units of multiplexed signals of transmission line, image intensifer input light detects optical splitter (202), reception amplifier, amplifier output detects optical splitter (203), optical interface connector (200,100), channel-splitting filter input light detects optical splitter (110), channel-splitting filter (150), light attenuator array (120) detects optical splitter (111,112 through output, ..., 113), respectively by optical interface connector (101,102, ..., 103) output.The light of output enters the optical receiver (optical receiver is not included among Fig. 5) of each passage respectively.Constitute unidirectional light-receiving path with top.
Because torrent of light is to different with Fig. 1, the meaning of detection signal and Fig. 1 be difference mutually.From the output of each passage detect optical splitter (111,112 ..., 113) detected be the luminous power that enters receiver.Channel power equalization controller (162) can be controlled attenuator array (120), makes each optical channel obtain suitable decay.Channel power equalization controller (162) also is connected with devices communicating/control bus (3) by I/O interface circuit (163).From optical splitter 202,203 can detect image intensifer input, Output optical power value, amplifier controller (262) can computing amplifier yield value, current gain value and the yield value (being Configuration Values) that expectation reaches can also be compared, when variant, control amplifier be changed current yield value up to conforming to Configuration Values.Amplifier controller (262) also is connected with devices communicating/control bus (3).
Node Controller (404), the same devices communicating/control bus of I/O interface circuit (3), interface connecting line (401), equipment I/O interface circuit (402), peripheral hardware Computer I/O interface circuit (403), cable (6), computer same Fig. 1 of function such as (5).Different with Fig. 1 is not need spectroscopic detector here.Node Controller will periodically obtain the spectral detection data from the channel power equalization controller, through be stored in its inner passage target light power and compare, in case optical channel distribute power deterioration promptly starts attenuator array and image intensifer automatically and implements channel power spectrum control (satisfying two constraintss mentioned above).
Fig. 6 is that the beam split of receiving terminal channel-splitting filter detects channel power, grouping equalizing structure figure, as another embodiment that implements dynamic power control at optical transceiver.
In Fig. 6, be grouped from the multiplexed signals of transmission line and carry out partial wave.The 111st, the total optical power input interface, the 110th, to the optical splitter of total optical power detection.Group channel-splitting filter (151) will be divided into many groups from the light signal of optical interface 110.Be without loss of generality, in 2 groups be example, wherein 11 is a channel-splitting filter, will be from one group of multiplexing optical signal partial wave of component ripple device (151), through optical interface (101,102 ..., 103) output; 13 is the another channel-splitting filter, organizes in the future another group multiplexing optical signal partial wave of channel-splitting filter (151) from the beginning, through the light optical interface (104,105 ..., 106) output.Not getting rid of has more groups of light signals from 151 outputs of group channel-splitting filter.Optical splitter 111 is used for obtaining the input detection light of channel-splitting filter 11, and optical splitter 113 is used for obtaining the input detection light of wave multiplexer 13.Each organizes light signal through after the attenuator array 120, enters each channel-splitting filter more respectively.131 and 133 is respectively the detector tube of 2 groups of light signals, forms the signal of telecommunication through opto-electronic conversion, pass through amplifying circuit (141,143) and AD conversion respectively after, the formation digital signal is input in the controller.
In this structure, be to be that target is regulated with each group multiplex section signal, be the power equalization of realizing between two groups of multiplex section signals, and do not comprise the power equalization between inner each optical channel of each group multiplex section signal.Can in every group, in fact optical channel quantity be arranged, carry out equilibrium in proportion.
Among the embodiment of Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, if main control computer in the strange land, then forms the embodiment of strange land master control.
Two, operational data and data relationship
Described gain of this section and Insertion Loss value are all with its absolute value representation, and unit is dB.
With embodiment illustrated in fig. 1 is example,
Each passage of the channel power equalization device (120) that is made of the voltage-controlled attenuator array inserts loss and can be expressed as:
l
W([λ
C1, λ
C2..., λ
CN])=[l
W1, l
W2..., l
WN] (formula 1)
L wherein
WN (n=1,2 ..., N) being illustrated in channel center's wavelength is λ
CN (n=1,2 ..., the pad value of N) locating, N are controllable optical channel quantity, realize that promptly the attenuator array effective wavelength working range of channel power equalization is (λ C1, λ CN).Can independently control because of every passage inserts loss, it is relevant with wavelength therefore to insert loss, formation " effective attenuation spectrum ".
At instantaneous quarter, the optical channel of real work can be less than N, is called " optical channel is arranged in fact ".These real decay that have passage to realize are constituted " the channel attenuation spectrum is arranged in fact ".Have channel attenuation spectrum data to be expressed as in fact:
L ([λ
1, λ
2..., λ
M])=[l
1, l
2..., l
M] (formula 2)
L wherein
m(m=1,2 ..., M) be illustrated in the real optical channel central wavelength lambda that has
m(λ
C1<λ
m<λ
CN, m=1,2 ..., the pad value of M) locating (dB), M are the real quantity that optical channel is arranged.
Can unify to be expressed as in the overall gain of each channel signal luminous power of transmitting terminal:
G
WN=G (λ
CN)-l
WN-M (λ
CN) (formula 3)
G wherein
WN is that n optical channel folk prescription is to overall gain; G is the gain of image intensifer (210), and is general relevant with wavelength; l
WN is the insertion loss of attenuator array to n optical channel; M is the insertion loss of wave multiplexer.
P
WN=G
WN+Potu n (formula 4)
P
WN is the launched power that passage n is ordered at A, and Potu n is the power that passage n optical convering unit outputs to attenuator.
The channel attenuation amount that input power is implemented is regulated change passage power output distribution, can change the passage incident optical power, may cause the drift of amplifier out launched power point.Cause spectrum to go up, lose for fear of the drift of amplifier out launched power point, need under dynamic behavior, guarantee:
(formula 5)
P wherein
0Be amplifier single channel average output power, show the quiescent point of optical transceiver.△ is skew control thresholding.∑ 10
PWn/10Can detect by the amplifier out luminous power and obtain.M is the real optical channel quantity that has, and can import the light detection by attenuator array and obtain.
When formula 5 did not satisfy, quiescent point had taken place and has been offset out-of-limit phenomenon in optical transceiver, needed optical transceiver to implement to regulate automatically, and this process is called " quiescent point locking " control.
When implementing the quiescent point locking, need make the gain/attenuation value of all optical channels unify to adjust.Consideration formula 4, formula 5 are desirable
G
WN ← G
WN-D (formula 6)
Notice that D both can be greater than 0, also can be less than 0.
Consideration formula 2 is desirable
l
WN ← l
WN+D
1, (formula 7.1)
And G (λ
CN) ← G (λ
CN)-D
2(formula 7.2)
D=D wherein
1+ D
2(formula 7.3)
Need to satisfy
Lmin<l
WN<lmax, Gmin<G<Gmax (formula 8)
When surpassing this restriction, optical transceiver should have the output of alarm flag information; Controller should be redistributed D
1And D
2
When equipment is started working at first, each channel attenuation device be should preset and loss and amplifier gain value inserted, be designated as G
0And l
Wn
0, be kept in the controller built-in storage with the default configuration data mode.
When carrying out the quiescent point adjusting, establishing target is regulated spectrum (relative value) and is:
δ l=[δ l
1, δ l
2..., δ l
M]=[D
1, D
1..., D
1] (formula 9)
There is not under the situation of amplifier G (λ in modus ponens 6 and the formula 7
CN)=0, D
2=0.
At test point, can detected reality have the channel power stave to be shown:
P ([λ
1, λ
2..., λ
M])=[p
1, p
2..., p
M] (formula 10)
As the controlled target point, have passage target stave to be shown in fact test point:
p
T([λ
1, λ
2..., λ
M])=[p
T1, p
T2..., p
TM] (formula 11)
The channel power spectrum is arranged in fact and has the difference between the passage target spectrum to show as spectrum shape difference and static power difference in fact:
Spectrum shape difference is defined as the poor of two luminous powers spectrum:
δ p=p
T-p (formula 12)
It is poor that static power difference is defined as two power spectrum average powers:
δ P=MEAN (p
T)-MEAN (p) (formula 13)
Wherein MEAN () is a mean value function.
Regulate for carrying out spectrum, establishing target is regulated spectrum (relative value) and is:
δ l=p
T-p+ δ P promptly
[δ l
1, δ l
2..., δ l
M]=[p
T1, p
T2..., p
TM]-[p
1, p
2..., p
M]+δ P (formula 14)
Having got rid of static power difference as much as possible in target adjusting spectrum, is for fear of occurring too much quiescent point calibration reactions at optical transceiver, causing the spectrum shake.
Dynamic adjustments does not contain test point static power difference regulates, because utilize upstream optical transceiver power adjustments to realize that the AUTOMATIC STATIC power control of test point is not only nonsensical, and easily causes in the dynamic process spectrum to go up at random or loses.
Whether drive optical transceiver and carry out channel power control, depend on the difference between two spectrum.Definition spectrum shape difference norm || p, p
T//, controlled target requires it less than δ, and δ is spectrum shape similitude constraints.
The quiescent conditions of optical transceiver dynamic channel power control is:
|| p, p
T//<δ (formula 15)
A kind of available norm function is defined as: || p, p
T//=MEAN/ δ l/ does not get rid of and uses other forms of construction of function.
So that channel attenuation spectrum data to be arranged in fact is target, and utilization effective attenuation spectrum control data is implemented to control to the channel power equalization device.In order to adapt to real have optical channel quantity and center wavelength variation, when implementing control, need there be the channel attenuation target data to obtain the effective attenuation spectrum control data that the needs equalizer is realized according to real by curve fit.
δl
Cn=Interp(λ
1,λ
2,...,λ
M,δl
1,δl
2,...,δl
M,λ
Cn)
(formula 16)
Interp () expression iunction for curve in the following formula is for example used linear fit, mode such as spline function match repeatedly.Curve fit has guaranteed have the target of optical channel central wavelength to decay real; And with controlled attenuation device array in number of attenuators coupling, avoid the control data disappearance; And prediction and realized the real decay that has optical channel to change the emerging optical channel central wavelength in back.
When implementing control, the equalizer controller will be regulated the spectrum increment by supplementary target on former control data, promptly
l
Cn← l
Cn+ δ l
Cn(formula 17)
Drive equalizer according to new control data immediately.
Because of limited by the attenuator respond, its balance the possibility of result and target there are differences, therefore need iteration control, after promptly once balanced control realizes, detect the real channel power spectrum that has once more at impact point, more new-type 10 data, and, drive equalizer once more according to the new control data of formula 12-17 acquisition.Can implement repeatedly iteration, up to the requirement of satisfying formula 15.
Formula 5 and formula 15 constitute the quiescent point constraint and the constraint of spectrum shape similar figures of optical transceiver respectively.Be following two the important restrictions conditions of system dynamics controlled condition.
Under the constraint of formula 5 and formula 15 control, can realize each optical channel dynamic equalization of optical transceiver, and the drift of the static point in the dynamic adjustments process is under an embargo, unless the user resets quiescent point.
Embody the ability to work of amplifier and attenuator, formula 8 constitutes the working field of dynamic adjustments.
The described basic skills of this section, its core concept also is applicable to the embodiment of Fig. 2-6.
Three, devices communicating
At each intranodal, carry out the information transmission by Equipment Control bus (for example among Fig. 1 3) between the controller of each functional unit (for example among Fig. 1 162,262,309) and this node interior nodes controller (as among Fig. 1 404).Provide communication message embodiment below.Message format is:
{ heading, purpose (source) address, message length, text }
Wherein communication interface standard is relevant between heading and each controller, is generally the binary code of set form, is used for realizing that message discerns synchronously; Purpose (source) address is to be used for indicating controller that receives message or the controller that sends message; Byte location when message length can show whole ENMES; Text comprises alarm, performance or control information, and all information can realize with binary code in physical layer, show at application layer available characters string list.
Be the controlled function that realizes that this specification will reach, follow above-mentioned message format, have following necessary message:
Message 1: report the message of amplifier operating state, send to intra-node communication/control bus by amplifier controller:
{ heading, source address, message length, state symbol, amplifier quantity of state }
Body part comprises state symbol in the message, the amplifier quantity of state.Wherein the amplifier state symbol is used for indicating the attribute of quantity of state, for example amplifier gain, input, power output etc.
Message 2: carry out the message of amplifier gain configuration change, send to intra-node communication/control bus by Node Controller:
{ heading, destination address, message length, controlled amplifier port numbers, amplifier gain }
Message 3: carry out the message of optical transceiver quiescent point change, send to intra-node communication/control bus by Node Controller:
{ heading, destination address, message length, command character, quiescent point Configuration Values }
Message 4: report the message of attenuator array state of a control and warning information, send to intra-node communication/control bus by the channel power equalization controller:
{ heading, source address, message length, alarm or state information }
Wherein alarm or state information comprise:
The channel power spectrum was regulated the limit alarm; The backward channel power spectrum regulates successfully/failure flags etc.
Message 5: carry out the message of attenuator array decay spectra change, send to intra-node communication/control bus by Node Controller:
Heading, and destination address, message length, command character, wavelength value 1, pad value 1 ..., wavelength value N, pad value N}
Message 6: report the message of spectral detection point spectrum state (or each channel power value of receiving terminal), send to intra-node communication/control bus by the spectral detection controller:
Heading, and source address, message length, state symbol, wavelength value 1, performance number 1 ..., wavelength value N, performance number N}
Message 7: carry out the message of spectral detection control, send to intra-node communication/control bus by Node Controller:
{ heading, destination address, message length, command character }
Command character comprises: spectroscopic detector mode of operation change order (autosensing mode, or controlled detection pattern); The spectral detection starting command; Set spectral detection point etc.
Node Controller full detail in the command message that bus sends can customize the GUI in main control computer, and the user can be issued to control command the Node Controller of controlled node by computer.The control command of assigning is gone back the additional node address except that the content that comprises above message format regulation.
Main control computer to the control command form that Node Controller sends is:
Message 8:
The main controlled node address, and the controlled node address, following/last line flag, command message }
When main control computer is positioned at this locality, control information will be delivered to Node Controller by the Computer I that is connected with Node Controller/O interface, be identified as the control information of this node after Node Controller takes orders, then command message delivered to the devices communicating/control bus of this node according to the message format of above explanation.When controlled node and main control computer place node not simultaneously, main control computer place Node Controller is identified as the control information that sends to the strange land node after receiving order, then this information is delivered to the routing forwarding device, according to routing table information is delivered to destination node place direction by the routing forwarding device.After the routing forwarding device of controlled node receives control information, be identified as the control information of this node, then control information passed to Node Controller.After taking orders, Node Controller then command message is delivered to the devices communicating/control bus of this node according to the message format of above explanation.
When informational needs was delivered to main control computer, the infomational message form was still with message 8.Node Controller will be selected outbound course according to the main control computer position.When main control computer is positioned at local node, Node Controller will report to main control computer with information by being attached thereto the Computer I/O interface that connects, and the GUI of main control computer can do visualization processing with the information that reports, so that the user observes.When main control computer was positioned at other nodes, Node Controller was given information and is attached thereto route and the transponder that connects.Route and transponder send to this node place direction after information is added main control computer place node address.After the routing forwarding device of main control computer place node receives information, be identified as reporting information, then information passed to the Node Controller of this node, deliver to main control computer through the Computer I/O interface that is connected with Node Controller then to this node.
The user control operation relevant with above function at main control computer GUI comprises following several:
Target optical spectrum editor and spectrum issue;
Mode initialization (automatic service mode, user's interference pattern);
Under user's interference pattern, start-up control.
Other auxiliary user's control operations comprise following several:
The spectrum inquiry;
The change of spectral detection point;
Spectroscopic detector mode of operation change (autosensing mode, controlled detection pattern);
The change of amplifier gain Configuration Values;
The change of optical transceiver quiescent point.
On transmitting between the routing forwarding device/during downlink data, need will send after packing data that transmit or the framing.Packets of information is generally CHAR, comprises head of packet sign, packets of information tail tag will.Information with identical destination node address, the same packets of information of can packing into.Packet format is:
Message 9:
The head of packet sign, and the main controlled node sign, the controlled node sign, on/following line flag, message full text, byte of padding, packets of information tail tag will }
Four, software flow
Each functional unit of each node and intra-node cooperates to be finished.
Each unit internal controller and Node Controller embedded operation software workflow embodiment are as follows:
Optical transceiver channel power equalization controller software workflow (see figure 7):
Step 7-1: start or system reset;
Step 7-2: introduce executable program in start or system reset situation lower channel power controller from its inner program storage, and the default configuration data, comprise default static working point data, and spectrum control data λ
Cn, l
Wn
0
Step 7-3: carry out the attenuator array input optical power and detect, but in order to determine current service aisle.
Step 7-4: operating state judges, if system newly starts shooting/reset, or the input of controller I/O interface has the channel power regulating command, then enters step 7-5, otherwise enters step 7-8;
Step 7-5:, then use default control data λ if system newly starts shooting, resets
Cn, l
Wn
0If the adjusting command of channel power spectrum is arranged, then adopt [the δ l of biography under the command stack
1, δ l
2..., δ l
M], carry out curve fitting (formula 16) obtains control spectrum incremental data;
Step 7-6: by the equalizer control interface, use step 7-5, reach formula 17 gained data drive control devices;
Step 7-7: after the operation of adjustable attenuator array response, controller sends to bus and controls successfully sign.If the super attenuator device of control data adjustable range (formula 8) is then returned failure flags, also can be used as warning information;
Step 7-8:, when being empty, do not have the message of reception as if Query Result to inquiring about of controller with the interface related order storehouse of I/O.Then enter step 7-3, implement cycle performance and detect.If when the message of reception is arranged, enter step 7-10;
Step 7-9: carry out message and handle, controller carries out device talk by the I/O interface.If the order storehouse has querying command, then report (message 3) by search request; If the order storehouse has attenuator array decay spectra change order (message 5), then revise local configuration data l
CnTo step 7-3.
Optical transceiver amplifier controller software workflow (see Fig. 8, be applicable to the embodiment of Fig. 1-4):
Step 8-1: start or system reset;
Step 8-2: amplifier controller is introduced executable program from its inner program storage under start or system reset situation, and default configuration data G
0
Step 8-3: carry out amplifier input, Output optical power detection, and computing amplifier work at present gain.
Step 8-4: operating state judges, if system newly starts shooting/reset, or the input of controller I/O interface has the gain-adjusted instruction, then enters step 8-5, otherwise enters step 8-7;
Step 8-5:, then use default control data G if system newly starts shooting, resets
0If the gain-adjusted order is arranged, then adopt the gain Configuration Values of biography under the command stack, driving amplifier obtains to specify gain;
Step 8-6: after the gain-adjusted, carry out the amplifier state and report (message 1);
Step 8-7:, when being empty, do not have the message of reception as if Query Result to inquiring about of controller with the interface related order storehouse of I/O.Then enter step 8-3, implement cycle performance and detect.If when the message of reception is arranged, enter step 8-8;
Step 8-8: carry out message and handle, controller carries out device talk by the I/O interface.If the order storehouse has querying command, then report (message 1) by search request; If the order storehouse has amplifier gain change order (message 2), then revise local configuration data G.To step 8-3.
Spectral detection controller workflow (see Fig. 9, be applicable to the embodiment of Fig. 1-4):
Step 9-1: system newly starts shooting/resets;
Step 9-2: introduce default configuration data, comprise spectral detection mode of operation sign, scan light Directional Sign etc.;
Step 9-3: judge this machine mode of operation, if under autosensing mode, or command stack has the spectra collection order, then enters step 9-4, otherwise enters step 9-9;
Step 9-4: according to scan light Directional Sign, driven optical switch;
Step 9-5: start spectroscopic detector, obtain scanning result through its control interface.Scanning result has channel power to compose for real, is expressed as: [λ
1, λ
2..., λ
M], [p
1, p
2..., p
M];
Step 9-6: carry out storage, in order to inquiry;
Step 9-7: data are sent to devices communicating/control bus by controller I/O interface;
Step 9-9:, when being empty, do not have the message of reception as if Query Result to inquiring about of controller with the interface related order storehouse of I/O.Then enter step 9-3, implement cycle criterion.If when the message of reception is arranged, enter step 9-10;
Step 9-10: carry out message and handle, controller carries out device talk by the I/O interface.If the order storehouse has the spectrum querying command, then report (message 6) by search request; If the order storehouse has more this order new (message 7) of spectral detection state, then revise local configuration data.
Node Controller will be worked in such a way, to realize Real-time and Dynamic Detection and spectrum optimization.Can there be two kinds of mode of operations in control method to the equilibrium point: automatic service mode and user's interference pattern.
Automatically service mode is exactly that the target spectrum is present in the Node Controller of test point, and Node Controller is periodically inquired about the spectral detection data, and compares with the target spectrum.In case difference surpasses regulation norm thresholding (formula 15), then target spectrum and current detection spectrum subtraction being obtained need be in the adjusting spectrum (formula 14) of channel power equalization node realization.The test point Node Controller will send to the optical transceiver node to the decay spectra information and the request of regulating by the routing forwarding device, go again after acquisition is regulated and successfully indicated and inquire about spectrum, if difference still above regulation norm thresholding, then obtains target spectrum and current detection spectrum subtraction once more and need compose in the adjusting that the optical transceiver node is realized.The test point Node Controller will send to the optical transceiver node to the new adjusting spectrum information and the request of regulating by the routing forwarding device, implement secondary automatically and regulate.
User's interference pattern is issued to test point place Node Controller after by main control computer impact point spectrum being edited exactly, and starts adjusting.
Figure 10 has provided the workflow (be applicable to the embodiment of Fig. 1-2) of Node Controller under automatic service mode.
Step 10-1: in-process in major cycle, function software periodically carries out this step, according to configuration sign differentiation state, permits if be in automatic maintenance function, then enters step 10-2, otherwise enters step 10-8, and continue the major cycle process;
Step 10-2: assign spectra collection order (message 7) to the spectral detection controller;
Step 10-3: wait for the spectra collection result, treat that operation is finished after, obtain the real passage scanning optical spectrum data (message 6) that have from devices communicating/control bus;
Step 10-4: current detection spectrum and target spectrum are compared check spectral similarity (according to formula 15).If satisfy the similitude requirement, then this process finishes, and enters step 10-8, promptly continues the major cycle process.If do not satisfy the similitude requirement, then need to implement the balanced control of optical channel, enter step 10-5;
Step 10-5: if spectral detection point output in optical transceiver, Node Controller is assigned spectrum adjusting command (message 5) to the channel-equalization controller, wherein comprises the real passage target adjusting spectrum data [λ that has
1, λ
2..., λ
M], [δ l
1, δ l
2..., δ l
M]; If spectral detection is at another node of optical transceiver downstream, then this Node Controller will send to upstream relative photo terminal Node Controller (message 9) to the spectrum adjusting command through the route transponder, deliver to the channel power equalization controller by communication bus in the optical transceiver again.
Step 10-6: wait for that the channel-equalization controller returns executing state (message 3), if spectral detection point output in optical transceiver obtains to judge behind the uploaded state from devices communicating/control bus; If spectral detection is at another node of optical transceiver downstream, then optical transceiver sends to state information the Node Controller (message 9) of detected downstream node through the route transponder.If carry out failure, then enter step 10-7.If run succeeded, then enter step 10-9.Entering step 10-2 is in order to realize iteration control;
Step 10-7: if main control computer reports by Computer I/O interface in this locality, if main control computer in the strange land, is delivered to the routing forwarding device with information;
Step 10-8: attended operation is finished automatically, continues the major cycle process.
Step 10-9: quiescent point is judged, is successfully entered step 10-3.Entering step 10-3 is in order to realize iteration control; Otherwise enter step 10-10;
Step 10-10: send config update order (formula 6-7), message 5, message 2 to channel power equalization controller and amplifier controller;
Step 10-11: accepting state reporting information, message 1, message 4.Failure enters step 10-7, successfully enters step 10-2.Entering step 10-2 is in order to realize iteration control;
Above step 10-9,10-10,10-11 implements at optical transceiver place node.If spectral detection at another node of optical transceiver downstream, then sends to state information the Node Controller (message 9) of detected downstream node through the route transponder at step 10-11 optical transceiver.
Figure 11 has provided the Node Controller workflow embodiment under user's interference pattern.Under any circumstance, Node Controller can receive the forced adjustment order of main control computer, starts spectrum and regulates.Therefore present embodiment provides the interrupt response mode.
Step 11-1: at local node, the Computer I that links to each other with Node Controller/O interface is imported the control command of main control computer as if main control computer, and sends interrupt requests to the CPU of Node Controller; If main control computer is in the strange land, then the routing forwarding device is received control information after unpack the acquisition order, and sends interrupt requests to the CPU of Node Controller.The Node Controller response is interrupted, and enters step 11-2;
Step 11-2: the Node Controller response is interrupted, and judges interrupt requests.If the channel power equalization adjusting command then enters step 11-3, otherwise carries out other processes according to interrupt requests character;
Step 11-3: assign spectra collection order (message 7) to the spectral detection controller;
Step 11-4: wait for the spectra collection result, treat that operation is finished after, obtain the real passage scanning optical spectrum data (message 6) that have from devices communicating/control bus;
Step 11-5: current detection spectrum and target spectrum are compared check spectral similarity (according to formula 15).If satisfy the similitude requirement, then this process finishes, and enters step 11-11, if do not satisfy the similitude requirement, then needs to implement the balanced control of optical channel, enters step 11-6;
Step 11-6: at the same node of optical transceiver, Node Controller is assigned spectrum adjusting command (message 5) to the channel power equalization controller as if spectral detection, wherein comprises the real passage target adjusting spectrum data [λ that has
1, λ
2..., λ
M], [δ l
1, δ l
2..., δ l
M]; If spectral detection is at another node of optical transceiver downstream, then this Node Controller will send to upstream relative photo terminal Node Controller (message 9) to the spectrum adjusting command through the route transponder, deliver to the channel power equalization controller by communication bus in the optical transceiver again.
Step 11-7: wait for that the channel-equalization controller returns executing state (message 3), if spectral detection point output in optical transceiver obtains to judge behind the uploaded state from devices communicating/control bus; If spectral detection is at another node of optical transceiver downstream, then optical transceiver sends to state information the Node Controller (message 9) of detected downstream node through the route transponder.If carry out failure, then enter step 11-13.If run succeeded, then enter step 8;
Step 11-8: quiescent point is judged, is successfully entered step 11-3.Entering step 11-3 is in order to realize iteration control; Otherwise enter step 11-9;
Step 11-9: send config update order, message 5, message 2 to channel power equalization controller and amplifier controller.(formula 6-7)
Step 11-10: accepting state reporting information, message 1, message 4.Failure enters step 11-15, successfully enters step 11-3.Entering step 11-3 is in order to realize iteration control;
Above step 11-8,11-9,11-10 implements at optical transceiver place node.If spectral detection at another node of optical transceiver downstream, then sends to state information the Node Controller (message 9) of detected downstream node through the route transponder at step 11-10 optical transceiver;
Step 11-11: when spectrum satisfies the similitude requirement, finish adjusting.Report current state from Computer I/O interface or routing forwarding device to main control computer.Enter step 12;
Step 11-12: interrupt response finishes, the major cycle process of return node controller;
Step 11-13: when the channel power equalization device is regulated failure, stop regulating.Report current state from Computer I/O interface or routing forwarding device to main control computer.Enter step 14
Step 11-14: interrupt response finishes, the major cycle process of return node controller;
Step 11-15: when channel power equalization device or amplifier adjusting failure, stop regulating.Report current state from Computer I/O interface or routing forwarding device to main control computer.Enter step 16
Step 11-16: interrupt response finishes, the major cycle process of return node controller.