Enhanced passive optical network (PON) processor

摘要

A method for processing data flows of a plurality of passive optical network (PON) operating modes, the method is performed by an optical network unit (ONU). The method comprises processing upstream data flows of said plurality of PON operating modes; and processing downstream data flows of the plurality of PON operating modes. The plurality of PON operating modes include at least a Gigabit PON (GPON) mode, a broadband PON (BPON) mode, and an Ethernet PON (EPON).

主权项

1. A method for processing upstream data flows, comprising:
receiving, by an optical network unit (ONU), data chunks of a payload sent from a subscriber device; reassembling, by the ONU, the data chunks into packets; storing, by the ONU, the packets in a plurality of queues; sensing a line-code and a line-rate active on a passive optical network (PON); and using a media access control (MAC) adapter to transmit the packets from the plurality of queues to an optical line terminal (OLT) over the PON, wherein the MAC adapter is selected from among a plurality of MAC adapters based on the line-code and the line-rate active on the PON.