Management interface handler to expedite module boot time in pluggable optical modules
US12061370B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4261
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pluggable optical module configured to operate in a host device includes transmit optics; receive optics; an interface configured to connect to the host device, and communicatively coupled to the transmit optics and the receive optics; and circuitry communicatively coupled to the interface, wherein the circuitry is configured to, subsequent to insertion into the host device where the pluggable optical module initiates a boot process, provide an indication related to one or more of a status of the boot process and a time for the boot process to complete.
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