Patent ID: 8711856
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method for processing broadcast packets/multicast control messages, comprising: establishing information entries in an optical line terminal (OLT); finding a virtual local area network (VLAN) entry corresponding to a VLAN tag carried in the broadcast packets/multicast control messages according to the information entries when the OLT receives the downlink broadcast packet/multicast control message data; determining OLT ports corresponding to the VLAN according to the VLAN entry and determining optical network units (ONUs) types of users who join the VLAN under a same OLT port; replicating data to different broadcast/multicast logical channels in accordance with ONU types of users who join the VLAN under the same OLT port when transmitting of the downlink broadcast packet/multicast control message by determined OLT ports.