Patent ID: 9071358
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H04B,H04J,H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. An optical-coax unit, comprising: an optical physical-layer device (PHY) to receive and transmit optical signals; a coax PHY to receive and transmit coax signals; and a media-independent interface to provide a first continuous bitstream from the optical PHY to the coax PHY and a second continuous bitstream from the coax PHY to the optical PHY, wherein the first continuous bitstream corresponds to received optical signals and transmitted coax signals, and the second continuous bitstream corresponds to received coax signals and transmitted optical signals, wherein the media-independent interface comprises a bit buffer to buffer the first and second continuous bitstreams, and wherein the bit buffer comprises a reconciliation sublayer to drop packets in the first continuous bitstream that are not addressed to coax network units coupled to the coax PHY.