System and Method for Optical Layer Management in Optical Modules and Remote Control of Optical Modules

摘要

A system and method for managing the optical layer network data communications of an optical fiber data network by an optical transceiver module is disclosed. The management of the optical layer network data communications comprising data link layer functions or layer 2 functions in an OSI model. Benefits include reduction in reduced cost of network deployments from consolidation of network equipment, such as switches, and reduction in power consumed as well as enabling point-to-multipoint network connections from previously only point-to-point network connection.

主权项

1. A pluggable optical transceiver module adapted to process and perform data link layer communications and functions and configured to removably couple to an optical module port of a switch, router or media adapter and adapted to communicate using a transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP), the optical transceiver module comprising:
a protocol processor for managing the transmission and reception of TCP/IP communications; an optical fiber interface port disposed to removably couple an optical fiber to the optical transceiver module; an electrical network interface port electrically coupled to the protocol processor and disposed for electrically coupling the optical transceiver module in a pluggable manner to a switch, router or media converter and for passing electrical signals to or from the switch, router or media converter; a bidirectional optical assembly optically coupled to the optical fiber interface port and electrically coupled to the protocol processor and disposed for transmitting optical signals through the optical fiber interface port responsive to electrical signals received from the protocol processor and disposed to conveying an electrical communication signal to the protocol processor responsive to receiving an optical communication signal through the optical fiber interface port, whereby the optical transceiver module is disposed to communicate using TCP/IP protocol.