In-Line Protocol-Independent Control and Management Method in End-to-End Optical Connections via Photonic Gateway

We propose and experimentally demonstrate novel in-line control and management scheme for in-service end-to-end user connections with any signal protocol in the All-Photonics Network. AMCC signals based on subcarrier allocation yield remote control of user terminals without any optical/electrical conversion with link budget of 47.5-dB.