Optical crossover on optical cable
An optical cross-connect (OXC) is a network device that switches high‐speed optical signals between fiber inputs and outputs without converting them to electronics. This enables directly connecting transceivers together and aligning transmit lasers with receiver photodetectors by crossing over the fibers' pin arrangement inside the cable with both. Within OTN, one of the most critical building blocks is the Optical Cross-Connection (OXC), a technology that enables dynamic, high-capacity, and protocol-transparent switching of optical channels.
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