| US 7,583,902 B2 | ||
| Module to module signaling utilizing amplitude modulation | ||
| Daniel Draper, Portland, Oreg. (US); Maurice M. Reintjes, Beaverton, Oreg. (US); Gilberto I. Sada, San Diego, Calif. (US); and Keith R. Jones, Ramona, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., Newport Beach, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 10, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/916,216. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0034182 A1, Feb. 16, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04B 10/04 (2006.01); H04B 10/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 398—186 [398/193; 398/31; 398/32; 398/33] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A system for amplitude modulating system data onto the transmission of network data, the system comprising:
a network data source configured to provide network data;
a communication system configured to provide or generate system data, wherein the system data comprises information regarding
one or more aspects of operation of the communication system;
an amplitude modulator configured to receive the network data and the system data, and modify the amplitude of the network
data, based on the values of the system data, to create amplitude modulated network data, wherein the amplitude modulator
comprises a laser driver configured to modify the extinction ratio of the network data responsive to the system data;
a transmitter configured to transmit the amplitude modulated network data over a channel.
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