Patent ID: 8483562
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: generating a command signal to control a splitter hub of a passive optical network, the splitter hub being proximate a user premises and configured to communicate with a plurality of optical network terminals that respectively serve a plurality of customer premises, wherein the splitter hub includes a fiber switch configured to provide switching between one of a plurality of input ports and one of a plurality of output ports of the splitter hub in response to the command signal, wherein the splitter hub further includes a plurality of passive splitters coupled between (i) a feeder cable connected to a central office, and (ii) the fiber switch, and wherein each user premise includes a fiber link associated with one of the plurality of passive splitters, the method further comprising: generating another command signal to another fiber switch within a central office to initiate testing of a certain fiber link coupled to the splitter hub, wherein the other command signal includes directing a test device to connect to a test port connected to the passive splitter associated with the certain fiber link.