Wavelength multiplexing transmission device that is used for signal transmission method and wavelength division multiplexing transmission system in the wavelength multiplexing transmission system, optical branching / insertion device and transmission equipment

摘要

Disclosed herein is a signal transmission method in a wavelength-division-multiplex (WDM) transmission system. The WDM transmission system comprises a first WDM terminal (1 or 3) for transmitting a WDM signal, a second WDM terminal (3 or 1) for receiving the WDM signal, and an optical add-drop multiplexer (OADM) node (2-1, 2-2, or 2-3) for transmitting to a network element (6-1, 6-2, or 6-3) an optical signal of a specific wavelength of the WDM signal which is transmitted between the first and second WDM terminals (1 and 3). The WDM signal is transmitted from the first WDM terminal (1 or 3) to the second WDM terminal (3 or 1) regardless of whether an optical signal is added or dropped at the OADM node (2-1, 2-2, or 2-3). The network element (6-1, 6-2, or 6-3) employs an optical signal of an idle wavelength of the WDM signal that has no transmission data, to transmit another transmission data that is transmitted by the network element (6-1, 6-2, or 6-3).