Abstract:
An orthogonal frequency division multiple access-passive optical network including a plurality of optical network units each configured to generate orthogonal frequency division multiplexed signals, which are allocated thereto, based on a central frequency for frequency division multiplexing that is allocated in advance, and to use the generated signals in upstream transmission.
Abstract:
There are provided a method of allocating upstream bandwidth resources and a method of transmitting upstream data in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access-open optical subscriber network. The method of allocating an upstream bandwidth resource according to an embodiment of the invention includes receiving queue status information from each optical network unit (ONU), and allocating an upstream bandwidth by providing to each ONU a 2-D upstream bandwidth map on a subcarrier-time resource through a frame synchronized at constant cycles, based on the queue status information received from each ONU.
Abstract:
A method of improving the performance of an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) is provided. The method according to an embodiment of the present invention can increase accuracy of a distance of the OTDR through an initial calibration method with respect to the refractive index of an optical fiber, and can accurately detect a fault position and accurately analyze a fault cause through a real-time calibration method with respect to the refractive index of the optical fiber when faults and performance degradation occur.
Abstract:
An optical layer monitoring apparatus and method thereof are provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an optical layer monitoring apparatus including an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) function so as to monitor an optical path of a passive optical network (PON), and a method for improving accuracy of measured monitoring results using the optical layer monitoring apparatus are provided. Therefore, it is possible to enable a user to continuously detect distortion or attenuation along the optical path, and to quickly recover from the distortion or attenuation along the optical path when distortion or attenuation is detected.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of selecting a wavelength of an optical network unit including selecting a pre-loaded default wavelength as an available wavelength candidate or the wavelength that has been changed when a preset wavelength changing condition is satisfied as the available wavelength candidate, acquiring frame synchronization for a downstream signal having the same wavelength as the selected available wavelength candidate, and transmitting a registration request message to an optical line terminal (OLT) from which the downstream signal has been transmitted when the frame synchronization is acquired, assigning the available wavelength candidate to an available wavelength used for communication with the OLT and registering the terminal in the OLT when a registration allowance message is received from the OLT.
Abstract:
There are provided a device for monitoring an optical link fault and a method thereof. According to an embodiment of the invention, the device for monitoring an optical link fault and the method thereof apply an optical link fault monitoring signal to an optical link and precisely identify a type of the fault using waveforms of a reflected signal returned from the optical link or a wavelength dependence of reflected signal intensity.
Abstract:
A wavelength tuning time measurement apparatus and method for a multi-wavelength passive optical network (MW PON) are provided. The wavelength tuning time measurement apparatus for measuring a wavelength tuning time of a wavelength-variable light source included in the MW PON system includes an optical filter configured to pass only light of a certain wavelength bandwidth and a photo detector configured to sense light passing through the optical filter. The wavelength tuning time is a time taken from a time when a wavelength change signal is transferred to the wavelength-variable light source, to a time when light starts to be successively sensed by the photo detector.