SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMODULATION IN A PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20230327776A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-12

    申请号:US17714959

    申请日:2022-04-06

    CPC classification number: H04B10/541 H04L27/2626

    Abstract: An optical line terminal (OLT) in flexible passive optical network (PON) transmits a downstream signal with two or more modulation formats, wherein at least one of the modulation formats is a modified PAMx modulation format and wherein x is greater than 2. The modified PAMx modulation encodes data bits such that the probability of at least one predetermined transition between amplitude levels is modified. Furthermore, an optical network unit (ONU) in the flexible PON is assigned to one of the plurality of modulation formats based on one or more parameters, such as configuration of the ONU and line conditions.

    Acknowledgment-based flexible FEC selection

    公开(公告)号:US12273665B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-08

    申请号:US17166966

    申请日:2021-02-03

    Abstract: An optical network unit (ONU) includes a transmitter and receiver to optically communicate with an optical line terminal (OLT) of a passive optical network. The ONU is configured to send an acknowledgment message to the OLT in response to a burst-profile message unicast by the OLT. The acknowledgement message indicates unsupported forward error correction (FEC) code in response to the burst-profile message identifying an FEC code for upstream transmission and the ONU not supporting the FEC code for upstream transmission to the OLT.

    Method and apparatus for downstream timeslot scheduling in multi-rate passive optical networks

    公开(公告)号:US11902720B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US17683870

    申请日:2022-03-01

    CPC classification number: H04Q11/0062 H04B10/27 H04J3/16 H04Q2011/0064

    Abstract: An optical line terminal (OLT) operating within a multi-rate PON is configured to perform downstream timeslot scheduling among an associated number of ONUs so as to minimize the change in information rate from one scheduled ONU timeslot to the next. In this manner, the clock recovery component at each ONU is best able to follow the change in information rates, remaining locked on the system clock regardless of the specific implementation of the clock and data recovery (CDR) functionality at a given ONU. The OLT may schedule timeslot assignments that span a pair of adjacent parts (referred to as a two-part cycle), with the first part having timeslots assigned from the lowest information rate (e.g., NRZ) to the highest (e.g., PAM4) and the second part's timeslots assigned in the reverse order; that is, from the highest to the lowest information rate.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING TRANSMITTER PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES IN A PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20230379607A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-23

    申请号:US17746658

    申请日:2022-05-17

    CPC classification number: H04Q11/0067 H04B10/0731 H04B10/2557 H04Q2011/0083

    Abstract: A method and apparatus is proposed for accurately evaluating the performance of optical transmitters under test conditions (such as high bit-rate modulation formats) that compromise the operability of standard test equipment used for this purpose. The proposed apparatus and method are similar to the elements associated with existing testing standards based on an optical eye diagram, with an important distinction that allows for accurate measurements of the transmitter's performance to be made. In particular, the sampling point for collecting eye diagram data samples in the inventive arrangement is shifted by half a period with respect to the conventional mid-eye sampling point, eliminating the need to include representative reference equalizer in the test equipment and providing an evaluation not influenced by the test equipment, resulting in a more accurate measurement of transmitter-related distortions.

    Method And Apparatus For Downstream Timeslot Scheduling In Multi-Rate Passive Optical Networks

    公开(公告)号:US20230283933A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US17683870

    申请日:2022-03-01

    CPC classification number: H04Q11/0062 H04B10/27 H04J3/16 H04Q2011/0064

    Abstract: An optical line terminal (OLT) operating within a multi-rate PON is configured to perform downstream timeslot scheduling among an associated number of ONUs so as to minimize the change in information rate from one scheduled ONU timeslot to the next. In this manner, the clock recovery component at each ONU is best able to follow the change in information rates, remaining locked on the system clock regardless of the specific implementation of the clock and data recovery (CDR) functionality at a given ONU. The OLT may schedule timeslot assignments that span a pair of adjacent parts (referred to as a two-part cycle), with the first part having timeslots assigned from the lowest information rate (e.g., NRZ) to the highest (e.g., PAM4) and the second part's timeslots assigned in the reverse order; that is, from the highest to the lowest information rate.

    USING SHORTENED CODEWORDS IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20230224074A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-13

    申请号:US17573930

    申请日:2022-01-12

    CPC classification number: H04L1/0042 H04B10/27

    Abstract: An upstream (US) optical line terminal (OLT) for a passive optical network having at least one downstream (DS) optical network unit (ONU). The OLT generates a trigger signal indicating a need to receive at least one US burst having a shortened codeword for a first forward error-correction (FEC) code. Based on the trigger signal, the OLT transmits a DS message instructing the ONU to transmit an US burst having a shortened codeword. The OLT receives and decodes the US burst having the shortened codeword using the first FEC code. During periods of high bit-error rate, the shortened codewords increase the ability of the OLT to decode the US bursts and keep communications from the ONU alive. The OLT can use the decoded US bursts to measure BER and, if appropriate, instruct the ONU to use a different FEC code.

    SUPPORTING COMMUNICATIONS IN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20250113126A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-03

    申请号:US18478951

    申请日:2023-09-29

    Abstract: Various example embodiments for supporting optical communications in an optical communication system are presented herein. Various example embodiments for supporting optical communications in an optical communication system may be configured to support optical communications within a passive optical network (PON) including an optical line terminal (OLT) and an optical network unit (ONU) where communications between the OLT and the ONU is supported based on support for multiple ONU instances of the ONU within the PON.

    OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB LOCKING FOR A FLEXIBLE PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20250097612A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-20

    申请号:US18469515

    申请日:2023-09-18

    Abstract: Various example embodiments for providing a passive optical network (PON), supporting communications between an optical line terminal (OLT) and a set of optical network units (ONUs) of a PON, are presented. The PON may be enabled based on use of an optical frequency comb (OFC), generated at the OLT and reconstructed at the ONUs for locking the OFC at the ONUs to the OFC at the OLT. The OFC may include a set of optical frequency lines used as seed lines for reconstruction of the OFC at the ONUs (e.g., the pair of OFC lines at the center of the OFC which may be used to regenerate locked OFCs at the ONUs), a set of optical frequency lines used to support downstream communications from the OLT to the ONUs, and a set of optical frequency lines used to support upstream communications from the ONUs to the OLT.

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