Implementation of a dedicated optical fibre network for real time stereo imaging

This paper describes the successful implementation of a dedicated fibre optic network for the real time stereo video imaging. It shows the approach in the design of both configuration and signalling requirements. It overcomes problems associated with standard optical network components and budget constraints of using specialised designs. The flexible configuration, using patch panels, allows for endless scenarios of routing the various audio, video and computer equipment signals to multiple locations. This arrangement permits dedicated point to point link or multicasting to two locations simultaneously. Redundancies in the fibre allocation enable fail safe operations and future expansion capabilities for other medical and IT applications.