Apparatus and method for reducing traffic on a unified optical and coaxial network
US9363016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0088
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A coaxial line terminal (CLT) comprising an optical port configured to couple to an optical line terminal (OLT) via an optical distribution network (ODN), an electrical port configured to couple to a coaxial network unit (CNU) via an electrical distribution network, and a processor coupled to the optical port and the electrical port, wherein the processor is configured to receive from the OLT a plurality of first frames addressed to the CNU, receive from the OLT a plurality of second frames not addressed to the CNU, forward the first frames to the CNU, and prohibit the second frames from being forwarded to the CNU.
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