Patent ID: 11936424
Assignee: FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A method at a coupling device of a passive optical network (PON), the method comprising:
obtaining, by the coupling device and via a first optical interface of the coupling device, at least one optical signal that has been delivered over an optical fiber of the PON, the optical fiber received at the coupling device at the first optical interface, the optical fiber optically connecting the coupling device to an optical line terminal (OLT) of the PON, and the at least one optical signal including content of an optical service;
providing, by the coupling device and via a second optical interface of the coupling device, the at least one optical signal to a last mile termination unit, the second optical interface optically coupling the coupling device to the last mile termination unit, and the last mile termination unit and the coupling device both disposed at a location serviced by the PON;
generating, by the coupling device, a wireless signal including information corresponding to the at least one optical signal, the generating of the wireless signal based on obtained information, and the obtained information including at least one of data generated by one or more sensors of the coupling device or an instruction that has been generated by a second device; and
transmitting, by the coupling device, the wireless signal to the second device via a wireless interface of the coupling device.