Patent ID: 9641253
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: operating a cable modem proxy that conducts a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) cable modem session on behalf of an optical network device implemented as an Optical Network Unit (ONU), including operating a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) stack in an Optical Line Termination (OLT) unit, and causing a cable modem DOCSIS stack to operate either in the OLT or in the ONU; obtaining cable modem operating parameters from the DOCSIS cable modem session; converting the cable modem operating parameters into optical network operating parameters; using the optical network operating parameters for communicating with the optical network device or operating the optical network device; and using the CMTS DOCSIS stack and the cable modem DOCSIS stack for conducting the cable modem session on behalf of the ONU.