Patent ID: 8724996
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A transmission apparatus for a subscriber network in a cable network, the transmission apparatus being connectable to a head end of the cable network via a fiber line, comprising: a passive optical network (PON) receiver configured to receive data packets through the fiber line from the head end, the data packets being transmitted via the fiber line using a plurality of optical wavelengths; and a micro cable modem termination system (CMTS) configured to classify the received data packets based on the plurality of optical wavelengths for a plurality of service groups, ones of the data packets for each service group having a same optical wavelength, to convert the ones of the data packets for each service group into a frame in accordance with a data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS), and to transmit the DOCSIS frame to at least one subscriber device through a coaxial line.