An optical local area network includes a passive optical distribution fabric interconnecting a plurality of nodes including a first node and a plurality of remaining nodes, a hub that includes the first node and a control module, and a client network adapter coupled to each of the remaining nodes for responding to the control module. The control module controls timing for each of the client network adapters to transmit signals over the passive optical distribution fabric and distribution of signals to each of the nodes.

An optical local area network includes a passive optical distribution fabric interconnecting a plurality of nodes including a first node and a plurality of remaining nodes, a hub that includes the first node and a control module, and a client network adapter coupled to each of the remaining nodes for responding to the control module. The control module controls timing for each of the client network adapters to transmit signals over the passive optical distribution fabric and distribution of signals to each of the nodes.

An optical local area network includes a passive optical distribution fabric interconnecting a plurality of nodes including a first node and a plurality of remaining nodes, a hub that includes the first node and a control module, and a client network adapter coupled to each of the remaining nodes fir responding to the control module. The control module controls timing for each of the client network adapters to transmit signals over the passive optical distribution fabric and distribution of signals to each of the nodes.

In some embodiments, a transceiver is configured to wirelessly transfer data between a host computing device and a plurality of peripheral devices over a communication path using a communication data construct sent by the transceiver comprising a plurality of packet structures forming a communication protocol for communicating peripheral device data (HID or audio data) between the host device and the plurality of peripheral devices. Each of the packet structures of the plurality of packet structures can include a single destination address configured to identify which of the plurality of peripheral devices will receive peripheral device data from the host computing device in the present packet structure and which of the plurality of computer peripheral devices will not receive peripheral device data from the host computing device in a present packet structure; and a data field configured to contain peripheral operational data for each of the plurality of peripheral devices.

In some embodiments a transceiver is configured to wirelessly transfer data between a host computing device and one or more peripheral devices over a communication path using a communication data construct comprising a packet structure arranged in a repetitive communication structure. The repetitive communication structure can include a transmit time window within which the host transmits data to the one or more connected peripheral devices and a receive time window within which the host receives data from the one or more connected peripheral devices. A duration of the receive time window is set based on a predetermined communication report rate between the host computing device and the one or more connected peripheral devices. A new peripheral device is added as a connected peripheral device when the new peripheral device transmits a request to the host to be added as a connected peripheral device and the receive time window has time available to add the new peripheral device.

Exemplary embodiments include methods and systems to monitor and intelligently adopt a transaction path to deliver the fastest possible transaction time by analyzing the speed of available data channels. A client installed at a terminal device continuously monitors the speed of transactions being conducted at the terminal device. If the speed of a transaction exceeds a set threshold, then the client determines if a faster transaction path from among available channels is available based on historical transaction speed data. Alternatively, the client can ping available channels periodically to determine the transaction speed. Once a channel having a faster path is identified, the client can command the terminal device to switch to the channel having the faster path.

A method for configuring an optical-fibre coupling device configured to operate in an optical-fibre communication network, furthermore including optical-fibre termination equipment, said method being implemented in said coupling device and obtaining at least one reference information field sent in a frame by said termination equipment, that includes a step of configuring said coupling device according to a first configuration if at least one reference information field obtained includes a first predefined identifier and that has a step of configuring said coupling device according to a second configuration if at least one reference information field obtained has a second predefined identifier.