Abstract:
An optical element module, an optical node, an optical distribution system, and a management method are disclosed. The optical element module includes: at least one passive optical element, at least one fiber adapter, a power interface, and a state detecting unit, where the passive optical element is configured to distribute and/or process an optical signal that can proceed even without power supply; the fiber adapter is configured to connect a fiber connector and provide a fiber port to couple a fiber; the power interface is connected to a power cable or a power bus and configured to feed power from the power cable or power bus to the state detecting unit; and the state detecting unit, if powered, is configured to respond to a connection state change of the fiber in the fiber adapter and output a state indication that indicates the state of the fiber port.
Abstract:
A network comprising a first optical line terminal (OLT), and a second OLT in communication with the first OLT, at least one first-type optical network unit (ONU), and at least one second-type ONU. Included is an OLT configured to implement a method comprising forwarding a first downstream data from a first-type OLT to at least one first-type ONU, and transmitting a second downstream data to at least one second-type ONU. Also included is a method comprising adding at least one second-type ONU to a passive optical network (PON) comprising a first-type OLT and at least one first-type ONU without removing the first-type OLT from the PON.
Abstract:
A system and method for transmitting an optical signal. The system includes a first optical transmitter capable of transmitting a first optical signal under one or more first operating conditions, and the first optical signal corresponds to a first wavelength. Additionally, the system includes a second optical transmitter capable of transmitting a second optical signal under one or more second operating conditions, and the second optical signal corresponds to a second wavelength. Moreover, the system includes an optical multiplexer coupled to the first optical transmitter and the second optical transmitter and capable of generating a multiplexed optical signal, a detection component configured to determine at least whether the first optical transmitter satisfies one or more predetermined conditions, and a tunable optical transmitter capable of transmitting a third optical signal. The third optical signal corresponds to a third wavelength.
Abstract:
A method for detecting a failure network terminal in a Passive Optical Network includes: changing timeslots assigned to potential failure network terminals one by one; and determining the failure network terminal according to uplink data frames sent by the potential failure network terminals whose timeslots are changed. Embodiments of the present invention also disclose an apparatus and system for detecting a failure network terminal. The solution of the present invention may detect which Optical Network Unit/Terminal (ONU/ONT) fails and perform the corresponding processing in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, which recovers the system health and improves the network security, stability and self-healing ability.
Abstract:
A device and a method for detecting received optical power in an optical communication network, the device mainly including: an optical splitter for separating a part from an uplink optical signal received by an optical receiver in the optical communication network and transferring the part of optical signal to a photoelectric converter; the photoelectric converter for converting the received optical signal transferred from the optical splitter into a current or voltage signal and transferring the current or voltage signal to a logic control circuit; and the logic control circuit for judging the received current or voltage signal transferred from the photoelectric converter according to a set threshold to determine whether the received optical power of the optical receiver in the optical communication network overloads, and for outputting a corresponding control signal.