Patent ID: 8958697
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: H04B,H04J,H04Q

Abstract:
1. An integrated pluggable Passive Optical Network (PON) optical transceiver module adapted to process and perform PON data link layer communications and functions and configured to removably couple to an optical module port of a switch, router or media adapter and adapted to communicate with the switch, router or media adapter using an Ethernet protocol, the PON optical transceiver module comprising: a PON protocol processor for managing the transmission and reception of data link layer optical network communications including performing one or more of the following functions comprising: encapsulating user data into data link layer frames; frame synchronization; forward error correction; physical layer addressing; data packet queuing, and operation administration and maintenance (OAM) message processing; an optical fiber interface port disposed to removably couple an optical fiber to the PON optical transceiver module; an electrical network interface port disposed for electrically coupling the PON optical transceiver module in a pluggable manner to a switch, router or media converter and for receiving and transmitting Ethernet electrical signals to the switch, router or media converter; a bidirectional optical assembly optically coupled to the optical fiber interface port and electrically coupled to the PON protocol processor and disposed for transmitting optical signals through the optical fiber interface port responsive to electrical signals received from the PON protocol processor and disposed to conveying an electrical communication signal to the PON protocol processor responsive to receiving an optical communication signal through the optical fiber interface port; an Ethernet MAC electrically coupled to the PON protocol processor and electrically coupled to the electrical network interface, the Ethernet MAC disposed to enable communications between the PON protocol processor and the switch, router or media converter using an Ethernet protocol, whereby the PON optical transceiver module is disposed to manage the PON data link layer optical network data communications, and communicate with a switch, router or media converter using an Ethernet protocol.