Patent ID: 9178613
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H04B,H04J,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, with a network interface device, an equalization delay and a byte range that define when the network interface device should transmit information to an optical line terminal (OLT); determining, with the network interface device, a start time based on the byte range; determining, with the network interface device, a response time of the network interface device; monitoring, with the network interface device, one or more instances when the network interface device transmits the information to the OLT within a current frame, wherein the network interface device transmits the current frame having the information; and determining, with the network interface device, a time when a next frame should be received by the network interface device based on the monitored one or more instances when the network interface device transmits information to the OLT, the equalization delay, the start time, the response time, and a temporal length of each frame, wherein the OLT transmits the next frame.