Patent ID: 9350447
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: H04B,H04J

Claim Text:
1. An optical network, comprising: a power splitter coupled to a first optical fiber; a plurality of optical fibers coupled to the power splitter; a plurality of optical network terminals (ONTs) respectively coupled to the plurality of optical fibers and configured to transmit a plurality of optical data signals across the plurality of optical fibers; a plurality of switches, wherein each switch is coupled to a respective one of the plurality of optical fibers between the power splitter and a respective one of the ONTs; an optical line terminal (OLT) coupled to the first optical fiber and configured to communicate with the ONTs via the first optical fiber, the power splitter, and the plurality of optical fibers, the OLT configured to detect rogue behavior from at least one of the ONTs, the OLT further configured to transmit control data based on a detection of the rogue behavior by the OLT; a control element coupled to the switches, the control element configured to receive the control data from the OLT and to selectively control the switches based on the control data such that at least one of the switches optically isolates the at least one of the ONTs from the OLT in response to the detection of the rogue behavior from the at least one of the ONTs; a plurality of power splitters, each of the plurality of power splitters coupled to a respective one of the plurality of optical fibers; and a power element coupled to each of the plurality of power splitters and configured to receive the plurality of optical data signals from the plurality of power splitters, each of the received optical data signals from a respective one of the plurality of power splitters, the power element configured to convert the received plurality of optical data signals into an electrical power signal for powering the control element and the switches.