Optical network power consumption mitigation

US11558137B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MaxLinear, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Armin Pitzer · Krefeld, DE
• Anthony Sanders · Birkenfeld, DE
• Christian Jenkner · Friesach, AT

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 8, 2018
• Grant date: Jan 17, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 8, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04J3/1694
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The described implementations relate a Passive Optical Network (PON). In one implementation, the PON includes an Optical Network Unit (ONU) that has at least one transmitter subsystem component and an associated optical transmitter. The at least one transmitter subsystem component may be configured to be in an enabled state during a timeslot period assigned to the ONU for transmitting an upstream data burst and a disabled state after the timeslot ends.