Distribution point unit for high speed communications node
AssigneeMethode Electronics, Inc.
InventorsLuis Torres, Joseph Llorens, Alexandros Pirillis, Robert Skepnek
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Abstract
The invention comprises distribution point unit (DPU) including a host for a GPON ONU/ONT module, CPU system-on-chip (SoC) providing a DPU and traffic management, a reverse power harvester and a high speed electrical (HSE) module and the DPU receiving optical signals via the GPON ONU/ONT module and converting to electrical signals and the HSE module transmitting electrical signals via a twisted pair or coaxial cable to a customer premises equipment (CPE) within a home or building and the reverse power harvester receiving power from the HSE module and the GPON ONU/ONT and HSE modules are pluggably mateable to the DPU.
Claims22
A distribution point unit (DPU) comprising:
- a passive optical network (PON) module;
- a high speed electrical (HSE) module;
- the DPU having a reverse power harvester connected to the HSE module, the DPU receiving optical signals via the PON module and the PON module converting the optical signals to electric signals, the HSE module and PON module each transmitting electrical signals to a system-on-chip (SoC) having a central processing unit (CPU);
- the CPU runs an embedded operating system for network interface and management, the CPU to manage data layer packet forwarding between downlink and uplink interfaces, wherein the HSE module is the downlink interface and the PON module is the uplink interface and the HSE module is mated within a modular port of the DPU;
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- the SoC providing control and feedback for the HSE module, the HSE module using a G.hn wireline interface wherein the SoC runs an embedded operating system and an IPv4/v6 host management stack for network interface and management between the HSE downlink interface and the PON uplink interface.
A distribution point unit (DPU) comprising:
- a passive optical network (PON) module and a high speed electrical (HSE) module, the HSE module using a G.hn interface;
- the DPU receiving optical signals via the PON module and converting to electrical signals, the HSE module transmitting the electrical signals to a customer premises equipment (CPE) within a single family home or building or a multi-dwelling unit;
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- the DPU comprising a system-on-chip (SoC) having a central processing unit (CPU) providing control and feedback for the PON or HSE modules wherein the SoC runs an embedded operating system for network interface and management, downlink or uplink modules are mated to the DPU and each of the HSE and PON modules are connected to the CPU wherein the SoC runs an IPv4/v6 host management stack for network interface and management between HSE downlink interface and a PON uplink interface.
A distribution point unit (DPU) comprising:
- a high speed electric (HSE) module;
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- the DPU having a system-on-chip (SoC) providing control and feedback for an HSE transceiver module mated within a modular port of the DPU, the HSE module transmitting electrical signals to the SoC, the HSE module using a G.hn wireline interface, wherein the SoC runs an embedded operating system and an IPv4/v6 stack for network interface and management between HSE downlink interface and a PON uplink interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.