Disclosed is a drop-and-continue device (84), provided between a signal
converter (85) which supplies a signal to an end user and a
wavelength-division multiplexing device (83) which comprises an optical
demultiplexer (831) for separating an optical signal of a desired
wavelength from an optical signal supplied from a head end station (82)
and an optical multiplexer (832) for supplying an optical signal to a
wavelength-division multiplexing device at a subsequent stage,
comprising: an optical receiver (841) which converts the optical signal
separated by the optical demultiplexer into an electrical signal; a
transmitter (844) which transmits the electrical signal to the end user
via the signal converter (85); an optical transmitter (845) which
supplies an optical signal to the optical multiplexer (832); and a
loopback processor (842) which loops the electrical signal output from
the optical receiver back to the optical transmitter, thereby providing a
drop-and-continue device that can easily add capabilities best suited for
video, voice, and entertainment distribution and other added value
features onto a WDM device.