Patent ID: 9749052
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04J,H04Q

Claim:
1. An optical network, comprising: a first P×N optical coupler comprising at least a first input coupled to an optical line terminal (OLT) and at least one output configured to transact at least voice and data services; and a second P×N optical coupler comprising at least a second input configured to receive a video traffic signal; wherein said second P×N optical coupler further comprises at least a third input configured to receive said at least voice and data services that are redirected from said first P×N optical coupler; and wherein said second P×N optical coupler is further configured to provide a converged service of said at least voice and data services and said video traffic signal to a plurality of outputs coupled to a plurality of optical network units (ONUs) via a passive optical network (PON).