Remote monitoring and configuration of physical layer devices

摘要

In the subject system for remote monitoring and configuration, management of a remote physical layer device may be performed by receiving, at a local physical layer device, an incoming message of a first communication format from a controller device. The incoming message may include a request intended for the remote physical layer device that is communicatively coupled to the local physical layer device over a transmission line carrying a data channel and a supplemental channel. The incoming message may be parsed into an outgoing message of a second communication format for sending to the remote physical layer device through the supplemental channel. The local physical layer device may receive a response from the remote physical layer device through the supplemental channel. The local physical layer device may convert the response from the second communication format into the first communication format for sending the converted response back to the controller device.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for remote monitoring and configuration, the method comprising:
receiving, at a local physical layer device, an incoming message of a first communication format from a controller device, the incoming message comprising a request intended for a remote physical layer device that is communicatively coupled to the local physical layer device over a transmission line comprising a data channel and a supplemental channel; parsing the incoming message into an outgoing message of a second communication format, the request being included in the outgoing message for transmission to the remote physical layer device; sending the outgoing message to the remote physical layer device through the supplemental channel, the request relating to a physical layer operation to be performed at the remote physical layer device; receiving a response from the remote physical layer device through the supplemental channel; converting the response from the second communication format to the first communication format, the response comprising data associated with the physical layer operation performed at the remote physical layer device; and sending the converted response to the controller device.