Patent ID: 9319143
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: G02B,H03M,H04B,H04J,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A pluggable optical transceiver configured to operate in a host device, the pluggable optical transceiver comprising: a communication link configured to interface with the host device for providing a high-speed signal therebetween; framing and forward error correction circuitry configured to provide framing and forward error correction related to the high-speed signal; transmitter optical components communicatively coupled to the framing and forward error correction circuitry and configured to transmit a composite optical output signal; receiver optical components communicatively coupled to the circuitry and configured to receive a composite optical input signal; and a controller in the pluggable optical transceiver communicatively coupled to the framing and forward error correction circuitry and the host device, wherein the controller is configured to one of i) terminate operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning (OAM&P) data in the pluggable optical transceiver independent of the host device, ii) provide full access to the OAM&P data at the host device, or iii) provide reduced access to the OAM&P data at the host device; wherein the framing and forward error correction is performed within the pluggable optical transceiver separately and independently from the host device.