Abstract:
It is disclosed a method for activating an ONU in a multi-wavelength PON. Other ONUs may be already active and transmit upstream signals to the OLT on various upstream channels. The new ONU transmits an activation signal superimposed to such upstream signals. Since the ONU may comprise an uncalibrated tunable transmitter, initially the activation signal wavelength might be different from that upon which the ONU shall be activated. The activation signal optical power is lower than the other upstream signals, so as not to impair their reception at the OLT. The OLT operates the ONUs already active on the upstream channel on which the new ONU shall be activated to suspend transmission for one or more time gaps, during which the OLT detects the activation signal. This improves the activation signal detection conditions, thereby allowing to increase its bitrate. An acceptable duration of the activation procedure is then achieved.
Abstract:
It is disclosed a method of transmitting data packets, for instance Ethernet packets, through a passive optical network (PON), for instance a GPON. The method comprises: receiving a first data packet (EthP) from a first interface (ONUi, OLT) of the passive optical network (PON), the first data packet (EthP) comprising precedence information (p. VID); encapsulating the first data packet (EthP) in a second data packet (GEMF) at the first interface (ONUi, OLT); and transmitting the second data packet (GEMF) through the passive optical network (PON) towards a second interface (OLT, ONUi), wherein encapsulating comprises inserting in a header field (PID) of the second data packet (GEMF) a value indicative of the precedence information (p, VID). The value indicative of the precedence information (p, VID) could comprises priority and/or virtual LAN identifier. Preferably, it is inserted into the Port-Identifier field of the second packet (GEMF), which is a GEM frame. This method allows a better use of bandwidth in the optical network (PON).
Abstract:
It is disclosed a method for localizing an ONT in an optical access network comprising an OLT and a number n of optical links. The method comprises: detecting that the ONT is connected to an optical link and retrieving from it a termination identifier univocally identifying the ONT; using the termination identifier for retrieving an optical link identifier associated to the termination identifier and univocally identifying a given optical link of the optical links; inducing a change in an optical connection between the optical line termination and the given optical link, thus modifying an optical parameter of first optical signals received at the OLT through the given optical link; checking whether second optical signals received at the OLT from the ONT are affected by the change; and in the affirmative, determining that the ONT is connected to the first optical link.