Device and method for controlling optical transmitters in WDM-PON system

摘要

A method for controlling optical transmitters in a Wavelength Division Multiplexed (WDM)-Passive Optical Network (PON) system includes the steps of: determining the existence of an upward optical signal to control an optical transmitter provided for each corresponding Optical Node Terminal (ONT) to be turned on/off in an Optical Line Termination (OLT); and monitoring the state of a transmission buffer within an Ethernet switch to control a corresponding optical transmitter to be turned on/off in accordance with the state of the transmission buffer in each of the ONTs.