Abstract:
An optical line terminal (OLT) comprises a target OLT channel termination (CT), and a source OLT CT in communication with the target OLT CT, wherein the source OLT CT is configured to exchange tuning messages with the target OLT CT to initiate upstream wavelength tuning of an optical network unit (ONU), wherein the source OLT CT is configured to transmit a tuning request to the ONU after the tuning messages have been exchanged and to receive a tuning acknowledgement message from the ONU indicating that the tuning request will be executed, wherein the source OLT CT is configured to transmit a broadcast notification message to all OLT CTs within the OLT, except for the source OLT CT, after receipt of the tuning acknowledge message from the ONU, and wherein the broadcast notification message includes a tuning time of the ONU.
Abstract:
An OLT comprising a processor configured to calculate a downstream bandwidth map that indicates an active period of time when the OLT is scheduled to transmit a data frame to an ONU, and generate a message comprising the downstream bandwidth map, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to send the message to the ONU via a PON, wherein the message instructs the ONU to power off at least one ONU receive data processing unit outside the active period. Also disclosed is a computer program product comprising computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium such that when executed by a processor cause an ONU to receive a message indicating an active period, wherein the active period indicates a scheduled period during which data communicated over a PON is relevant to the ONU and power down an ONU receive data processing unit outside the active period.
Abstract:
A method comprising mapping data onto odd frequency subcarriers of a plurality of non-overlapping frequency subcarriers, wherein each of the non-overlapping frequency subcarriers comprises a center frequency that is an odd integer multiple of a lowest center frequency, producing a time signal based on the mapping, applying soft clipping (SC) to signal amplitudes of the time signal according to a polynomial function, and producing a positive-amplitude signal based on the applying.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a 64b66b encoder configured to process operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) information, determine a bit pattern based on the OAM information, form forward error correction (FEC) parity sync-headers based on the bit pattern, and form an FEC codeword with the FEC parity sync-headers, and a transmitter coupled to the 64b66b encoder and configured to transmit the FEC codeword. A method comprises processing OAM information, determining a bit pattern based on the OAM information, forming FEC parity sync-headers based on the bit pattern, forming an FEC codeword with the FEC parity sync-headers, and transmitting the FEC codeword. An apparatus comprises a receiver configured to receive an FEC codeword, and a 64b66b decoder coupled to the receiver and configured to extract FEC parity sync-headers from the FEC codeword, determine a bit pattern of the FEC parity sync-headers, and determine OAM information based on the bit pattern.
Abstract:
An optical network unit (ONU) comprising a media access controller (MAC) configured to support biasing a laser transmitter to compensate for temperature related wavelength drift receiving a transmission timing instruction from an optical network control node, obtaining transmission power information for the laser transmitter, estimating a burst mode time period for the laser transmitter according to the transmission timing instruction, and calculating a laser phase fine tuning compensation value for the laser transmitter according to the burst mode time period and the transmission power information, and forwarding the laser phase fine tuning compensation value toward a bias controller to support biasing a phase of the laser transmitter.
Abstract:
An optical management node comprising a memory comprising instructions, a processor coupled to the memory and configured execute the instructions, wherein executing the instructions causes the processor to schedule data transmissions across an electrical network between a plurality of user terminals and an optoelectrical interface by using time division multiplexing or time division multiple access based on optimization of crosstalk performance of electrical lines of the electrical network, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit schedule information to the optoelectrical interface via an optical network. Also disclosed is a method implemented in a management node comprising scheduling data transmissions with a plurality of user terminals across a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network using time division scheduling based on optimization of crosstalk performance of DSL lines of the DSL network, and transmitting schedule information to the user terminals via an optical network.
Abstract:
A method implemented by a wireless fronthaul unit, the method comprising aggregating a plurality of first wireless channel signals to produce a first aggregated signal via digital frequency-domain mapping (FDM), wherein the first wireless channel signals are positioned in the first aggregated signal in non-overlapping first frequency bands with unchanged channel bandwidths (BWs), converting the first aggregated signal into a first modulated signal, and transmitting the first modulated signal to a wireless fronthaul link.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a plurality of transmitters configured to transmit waves at a plurality of wavelengths, and a multiplexer coupled to the transmitters, comprising first ports and second ports, and configured to receive, via the first ports, a first subset of the waves meeting a first equation, receive, via the second ports, a second subset of the waves meeting a second equation, and multiplex the first subset of the waves and the second subset of the waves to create a combined wave. A method comprises receiving a first subset of waves at a first plurality of wavelengths and meeting a first equation, receiving a second subset of waves at a second plurality of wavelengths and meeting a second equation, multiplexing the first subset of waves and the second subset of waves in a non-interleaved manner to create a combined wave, and transmitting the combined wave.
Abstract:
A network component comprising at least one processor coupled to a memory and configured to exchange security information using a plurality of attributes in a management entity (ME) in an optical network unit (ONU) via an ONU management control interface (OMCI) channel, wherein the attributes provide security features for the ONU and an optical line terminal (OLT). Also included is an apparatus comprising an ONU configured to couple to an OLT and comprising an OMCI ME, wherein the OMCI ME comprises a plurality of attributes that support a plurality of security features for transmissions between the ONU and the OLT, and wherein the attributes are communicated via an OMCI channel between the ONU and the OLT and provide the security features for the ONU and the OLT.
Abstract:
An optical management node comprising a memory comprising instructions, a processor coupled to the memory and configured execute the instructions, wherein executing the instructions causes the processor to schedule data transmissions across an electrical network between a plurality of user terminals and an optoelectrical interface by using time division multiplexing or time division multiple access based on optimization of crosstalk performance of electrical lines of the electrical network, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit schedule information to the optoelectrical interface via an optical network. Also disclosed is a method implemented in a management node comprising scheduling data transmissions with a plurality of user terminals across a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network using time division scheduling based on optimization of crosstalk performance of DSL lines of the DSL network, and transmitting schedule information to the user terminals via an optical network.