Abstract:
Described are methods and apparatuses for optical digital communications. In one aspect a method includes assigning, by an optical line terminal (OLT), different time slots to different optical network units (ONUs) for data transmission by the different ONUs in a time domain multiple access (TDMA) system. The method further includes sending, by the optical line terminal (OLT), bandwidth allocations to the different ONUs, and determining an optical power in each time slot assigned to the different ONUs. The method further includes detecting a power change in a first assigned time slot between a previous first optical power and a first optical power associated with a first ONU, wherein the detecting the power change indicates a faulty ONU is transmitting to the OLT.
Abstract:
An Optical Line Terminal (OLT) includes a downstream transceiver coupled to a Passive Optical Network (PON). The downstream transceiver is configured to communicate over a plurality of bonded channels. The OLT also includes an upstream transceiver configured to receive a downstream Service Data Unit (SDU) including user data. A processor is coupled to the upstream transceiver. The processor is configured to split the downstream SDU into a plurality of downstream blocks. The processor distributes the downstream blocks amongst the bonded channels based on bonded channel availability for transmission over the PON via the downstream transceiver.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betreiben einer steuerbaren elektrischen Einrichtung (2), die mittels einer Datenverbindung (4) mit einer Steuerungseinrichtung (3) zum Steuern der elektrischen Einrichtung (2) verbunden ist, wobei die elektrische Einrichtung zum Austausch elektrischer Energie mit einem angeschlossenen elektrischen Netz (6) eingerichtet ist und einen Umgebungssensor zum Erfassen einer Umgebungsinformation umfasst, bei dem die Steuerungseinrichtung mittels der Datenverbindung Steuerungssignale an die elektrische Einrichtung übermittelt, die elektrische Einrichtung in Abhängigkeit von den übermittelten Steuerungssignalen einen ersten oder einen zweiten BetriebsBetriebszustand einnimmt, wobei in deren ersten Betriebszustand die elektrische Einrichtung Energie mit dem elektrischen Netz austauscht und in deren zweiten Betriebszustand die elektrische Einrichtung keine Energie mit dem elektrischen Netz austauscht, die mittels des Umgebungssensors erfasste Umgebungsinformation über die Datenverbindung an die Steuerungseinrichtung nur dann übermittelt wird, wenn die elektrische Einrichtung sich im zweiten Betriebszustand befindet. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung eine Anordnung (1) zur Durchführung des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens.
Abstract:
A fixed wireless access network provides for high-frequency data links between aggregation nodes and endpoint nodes. The system further provides for lower frequency wireless data links, which have carrier frequencies less than high-frequency wireless data links. These lower frequency links provide for auxiliary communications between the aggregation nodes and one or more endpoint nodes. During normal operation, the nodes exchange packet data via the high-frequency data links. However, when impairment of the high-frequency data links is detected, the nodes direct the packet data over the low-frequency data links instead until the high-frequency data links are no longer impaired.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to packet-switched networks, such as Ethernet, and more particularly to a method for traffic shaping of data frames to transmit in such a telecommunication network, the frames to transmit being distinguished between: express frames, needing to be sent within predetermined time windows, and normal frames, intended to be sent at times outside said time windows. More particularly, for a current normal frame, the method comprises the steps of: determining whether said normal frame can be fragmented, and if yes: determining whether a remaining time to a next time window opening is enough to transmit one or several fragments of said normal frame, and if yes: transmitting said one or several fragments.
Abstract:
A process for allowing a CMN-4 equipped Link 16 terminal to enter an active network. After an initial entry command is entered at the terminal at a given current time at the terminal, a number of time slots are identified in which multiple receivers at the terminal have an opportunity to detect an initial entry message (lEM) after the given current time. Each of the receivers is set to detect an lEM during a different one of the identified time slots. When an lEM is first detected by one of the receivers, the current time at the terminal is reset based on the time slot in which the I EM was detected.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for assigning transmission resources (101) to communications between an access node (11) and a plurality of subscriber devices (41 to 46) coupled to a shared transmission medium. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the method comprises characterizing interference between respective ones of the plurality of subscriber devices over the shared transmission medium, grouping highly-interfering subscriber devices into respective interfering groups (G1, G2, G3, G4) based on the so-characterized interference, and assigning disjoint transmission time intervals to upstream communication from any one subscriber device of any one interfering group and to downstream communication towards any other subscriber device of the same interfering group. The present invention also relates to a resource controller.
Abstract:
A system and method for testing lines to determine service-affecting conditions on a line, such as telephone wiring. Conditions may be identified from low frequency variations in a frequency spectrum measured on the line. The line may be stimulated with a broad spectrum signal, such as may be generated by a DSL modem operating in the LO state or may be the result of noise on the line. Analysis of the low frequency variations may yield information about the nature of service- affecting conditions allowing conditions, such as un-terminated or poorly-terminated extensions to be identified. The method may be performed by a test device attached to premises wiring in a telephone network and used to determine whether the premises wiring will support VDSL2 or other high speed data services without modification or may indicate changes at the premises to enable the wiring to support high speed data services.
Abstract:
Network traffic monitoring apparatus (10) for monitoring network traffic on a network path (102) and a method of monitoring network traffic on a network path is disclosed. The apparatus (10) comprises a first path (12) for receiving a portion of the network traffic from the network path (102) and a monitoring port (15) for monitoring the portion of network traffic. The apparatus (10) further comprises a switch (13) having an input port (13a) which is communicatively coupled to the first path (12), and an output port (13b) which is communicatively coupled to the monitoring port (15). The switch is arranged to selectively toggle between the first state (13b) in which the portion of network traffic can pass from the input port (13a) to the output port (13b) and a second state (13c), in which the portion of network traffic is prevented from passing from the input port (13a) to the output port (13b), in dependence of a switching signal (25). The apparatus further comprises a second path (18) for communicating a monitoring status signal, which is representative of a monitoring event, to a network device (16).