 Image Number 11 for United States Patent #8126336.
An optical repeater connected to an optical transmission line between an optical network unit having an ONU function on the side of a subscriber and an optical line termination (OLT) on the side of a center includes first electrical/optical conversion means connected to a first optical transmission line on the side of the center, a second electrical/optical conversion means connected to a second optical transmission line on the side of the subscriber, and transmission means connected between the first electrical/optical conversion means and the second electrical/optical conversion means to transmit an optical repeater supervisory signal between the optical transmission lines.
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