Method for requesting grant for MAC protocol in PON

摘要

A method for requesting a grant for Medium Access Control (MAC) being applied to a Passive Optical Network (PON) system. The method includes the steps of: a) deciding a period of a mini slot (Tms), which is necessary for a plurality of Optical Network Units (ONU) to transmit upstream cells to an Optical Line Termination (OLT); b) deciding a period of a divided slot (Tds) and a link overhead (Co) based on the period of the mini slot (Tms); c) calculating a length of the mini slot based on information to be transmitted to the OLT and a protocol being used; and d) requesting a grant for a MAC protocol between the plurality of the ONUs by calculating and allocating optimal parameters based on the length of the mini slot.