5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the particular received optical channels comprises determining if two or more of the plurality of data streams contain a same unique word.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the particular received optical channels comprises determining if two or more of the plurality of data streams contain a same unique word. 6. The method of claim 5 , wherein if it is determined that the two or more of the plurality of data streams contain the same unique word, the method further comprises re-attempting acquisition for at least one of the two or more of the plurality of data streams.