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Optical network power consumption mitigation

US12136998B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MaxLinear, Inc. · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 17, 2023
Grant date	Nov 5, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2011/0079
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical 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.

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