Systems and methods for optical modulation index calibration in a CATV network.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an optical network unit ONU registration method, apparatus, and system, to resolve a problem in the prior art that a registration process is cumbersome. The method includes: receiving an uplink optical signal, where the uplink optical signal carries ONU authentication information; sending the optical signal to a corresponding MAC module separately according to a wavelength of uplink light; extracting, by the MAC module, the ONU authentication information, and sending the extracted ONU authentication information to a processor; and receiving, by the processor, the ONU authentication information, and determining whether the ONU authentication information is consistent with ONU authentication information configured by an OLT, where if the ONU authentication information is consistent with the ONU authentication information configured by the OLT, an ONU is registered successfully.

In one embodiment, a method for passive optical network (PON) communication includes broadcasting, by an optical line terminal (OLT), a first message including a first start time of a first quiet window and a first allocation identification number (Alloc-ID), where the first Alloc-ID indicates a first supported upstream line rate associated with the first quiet window. The method also includes receiving, by the OLT from a first optical network unit (ONU) during the first quiet window, a first serial number response, wherein a first transmitting upstream line rate of the first ONU is equal to the first supported upstream line rate.

A method of handling upstream data transmissions in a passive optical network includes determining signal power levels of a plurality of optical network units (ONUs); and scheduling transmissions of upstream data bursts of the plurality of ONUs by, assigning each of the upstream data bursts to one of two or more data burst groups based on the determined signal power levels, and selecting time intervals during which the upstream data bursts are transmitted in accordance with the two or more data burst groups such that the two or more data burst groups are scheduled to be transmitted sequentially.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for reducing jitter and latency in a PON. In one aspect, an optical network unit includes a downstream optical receiver configured to receive downstream traffic over a first wavelength; a first upstream optical transmitter having a first data rate; a second upstream optical transmitter having a second data rate that is higher than the first data rate; and a controller configured to direct upstream traffic to one of the first upstream optical transmitter or the second upstream optical transmitter depending on a traffic type of the traffic. Traffic having a control plane traffic type is directed to the first upstream optical transmitter and traffic having a data plane traffic type is directed to the second upstream optical transmitter.

An apparatus comprises: a processor configured to: select a first channel from among a plurality of channels in a network, and generate a first message assigning a first grant corresponding to the first channel; a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the first message; and a receiver coupled to the processor and configured to receive a second message on the first channel and in response to the first message. A method comprises: selecting a first channel from among a plurality of channels in a network; generating a first message assigning a first grant corresponding to the first channel; transmitting the first message; and receiving a second message on the first channel in response to the first message.

A bandwidth assignment method and apparatus, and an optical network system are disclosed. The method includes: setting a maximum bandwidth grant size and a maximum burst bandwidth grant size for an optical network unit; receiving a bandwidth assignment request of the optical network unit; and when an optical line terminal determines, according to the bandwidth assignment request, that a bandwidth grant size requested to be assigned in the bandwidth request is greater than the set maximum bandwidth grant size and less than or equal to the set maximum burst bandwidth grant size, determining, by the optical line terminal, in response to the request, to assign the requested bandwidth grant size to the optical network unit. Therefore, timely and accurate transmission of massive uplink burst data traffic is ensured, a transmission delay is reduced, service performance is improved, and system bandwidth utilization is greatly increased.

A method of handling upstream data transmissions in a passive optical network includes determining signal power levels of a plurality of optical network units (ONUs); and scheduling transmissions of upstream data bursts of the plurality of ONUs by, assigning each of the upstream data bursts to one of two or more data burst groups based on the determined signal power levels, and selecting time intervals during which the upstream data bursts are transmitted in accordance with the two or more data burst groups such that the two or more data burst groups are scheduled to be transmitted sequentially.

In one embodiment, a method for passive optical network (PON) communication includes broadcasting, by an optical line terminal (OLT), a first message including a first start time of a first quiet window and a first allocation identification number (Alloc-ID), where the first Alloc-ID indicates a first supported upstream line rate associated with the first quiet window. The method also includes receiving, by the OLT from a first optical network unit (ONU) during the first quiet window, a first serial number response, wherein a first transmitting upstream line rate of the first ONU is equal to the first supported upstream line rate.

An upstream resource grant method, a device, a passive optical network, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The upstream resource grant method includes: obtaining, by an optical line terminal, an upstream grant message on which transformation processing has been performed, wherein a transformation parameter used for the transformation processing includes a physical identity of an optical network unit (ONU); and sending, by the optical line terminal, the upstream grant message on which the transformation processing has been performed, wherein the upstream grant message carries an upstream resource grant indication of the optical network unit, and the upstream resource grant indication indicates an upstream resource granted to the optical network unit. According to this application, an occurrence probability of a rogue ONU phenomenon is reduced, thereby improving service running stability of a PON system.