An optical access network includes an optical hub having at least one processor. The network further includes a plurality of optical distribution centers connected to the optical hub by a plurality of optical fiber segments, respectively, and a plurality of geographic fiber node serving areas. Each fiber node serving area of the plurality of fiber node serving areas includes at least one optical distribution center of the plurality of optical distribution centers. The network further includes a plurality of endpoints. Each endpoint of the plurality of endpoints is in operable communication with at least one optical distribution center. The network further includes a point-to-point network provisioning system configured to (i) evaluate each potential communication path over the plurality of optical fiber segments between a first endpoint and a second endpoint, and (ii) select an optimum fiber path based on predetermined path selection criteria.

An electromagnetic signal transport and distribution system simultaneously transports over one single mode fiber various programming specifically requested by multiple users in multiple locations while simultaneously offering bidirectional communications with a public network.

In one embodiment, a first group of splitters receives a group of signals from a group of transmitters. Each splitter in the first group of splitters splits a signal into a plurality of signals that are sent to a plurality of multiplexers. A multiplexer in the plurality of multiplexers receives one of the plurality of signals from each splitter in the group of splitters and multiplexes the received one of the plurality of signals into a multiplexed signal. The multiplexer sends the multiplexed signal through a single connection in which upstream signals are sent to a group of nodes and downstream signals are received from the group of nodes. A de-multiplexer de-multiplexes the multiplexed signal into the group of signals and sends the group of signals to the group of nodes via a second group of splitters that are connected to the group of nodes.

This application discloses a communication method, an optical line terminal, and an optical network unit in a passive optical network system. The PON system includes an OLT and at least one ONU, and the method includes: receiving, by the OLT, a first message that is sent by a first ONU in the at least one ONU through a first upstream channel; determining a first round trip time (RTT) of the first ONU based on a receiving moment of the first message; determining a time window based on the first RTT; sending first indication information to the first ONU through a downstream channel, where the first indication information includes the time window; receiving a second message that is sent by the first ONU through a second upstream channel within the time window; and determining a second RTT of the first ONU based on a receiving moment of the second message.

A method of communication includes receiving, by an optical line terminal (OLT), a registration request from an optical network unit (ONU) through a specific upstream wavelength, assigning, by the OLT, out of a plurality of normal service upstream wavelengths and a plurality of normal service downstream wavelengths in a wavelength resource pool, a normal service upstream wavelength and a normal service downstream wavelength to the ONU for a normal service between the ONU and the OLT, and informing, through a specific downstream wavelength, the ONU of information regarding the normal service upstream wavelength and the normal service downstream wavelength. The specific downstream and upstream wavelengths are reserved for a registration process that includes receiving, through the specific upstream wavelength, the registration request and sending, through the specific downstream wavelength, the information regarding the normal service upstream wavelength and the normal service downstream wavelength.

A method of communication includes receiving, by an optical line terminal (OLT), a registration request from an optical network unit (ONU) through a specific upstream wavelength, assigning, by the OLT, out of a plurality of normal service upstream wavelengths and a plurality of normal service downstream wavelengths in a wavelength resource pool, a normal service upstream wavelength and a normal service downstream wavelength to the ONU for a normal service between the ONU and the OLT, and informing, through a specific downstream wavelength, the ONU of information regarding the normal service upstream wavelength and the normal service downstream wavelength. The specific downstream and upstream wavelengths are reserved for a registration process that includes receiving, through the specific upstream wavelength, the registration request and sending, through the specific downstream wavelength, the information regarding the normal service upstream wavelength and the normal service downstream wavelength.

Techniques for dynamically identifying an optical path to utilize in an optical network in response to a bandwidth request are disclosed herein. In embodiments, router port information, IP address information, and optical transponder information may be obtained by a network controller system from a router controller. An optical network path and a particular wavelength may be obtained from a CDC node controller. The network controller system may instruct an optical transponder controller to configure an optical transponder in the optical network path to utilize the particular wavelength based on obtaining the optical network path. The network controller system may instruct the router controller to configure router ports for one or more routers to utilize the IP address information and the router port information based at least in part on the instructing of the optical transponder controller to configure the optical transponder.

This application discloses a communication method, an optical line terminal, and an optical network unit in a passive optical network system. The PON system includes an OLT and at least one ONU, and the method includes: receiving, by the OLT, a first message that is sent by a first ONU in the at least one ONU through a first upstream channel; determining a first round trip time (RTT) of the first ONU based on a receiving moment of the first message; determining a time window based on the first RTT; sending first indication information to the first ONU through a downstream channel, where the first indication information includes the time window; receiving a second message that is sent by the first ONU through a second upstream channel within the time window; and determining a second RTT of the first ONU based on a receiving moment of the second message.

An optical access network includes an optical hub having at least one processor. The network further includes a plurality of optical distribution centers connected to the optical hub by a plurality of optical fiber segments, respectively, and a plurality of geographic fiber node serving areas. Each fiber node serving area of the plurality of fiber node serving areas includes at least one optical distribution center of the plurality of optical distribution centers. The network further includes a plurality of end points. Each end point of the plurality of end points is in operable communication with at least one optical distribution center. The network further includes a point-to-point network provisioning system configured to (i) evaluate each potential communication path over the plurality of optical fiber segments between a first end point and a second end point, and (ii) select an optimum fiber path based on predetermined path selection criteria.

Disclosed herein is a routing band-pass filter for routing optical signals between multiple optical channel sets. In particular, disclosed is a wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) optical assembly including a first WDM filter, a second WDM filter, and a first routing filter. The first and second WDM filter are in communication with first and second sets of channel ports, respectively. The routing filter has a routing passband and forms a primary routing optical path for signals outside the routing passband between the first WDM filter and a common port. The routing filter also forms a secondary routing optical path for signals within the routing passband between the second WDM filter and the common port. The routing band-pass filter increases the number of channel ports in optical communication with a common port while maintaining signal integrity and increasing speed.