# US 12,003,901 B2 · PON multi-channel binding transmission method, PON node and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,003,901 B2 - Document ID: US12003901B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/789,754 - Filed: 2020-11-03 - Published: 2023-02-16 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-31 - Assignees: Zte Corporation - Applicants: Zte Corporation - Inventors: Weiliang Zhang; Liquan Yuan; Yong Guo; Jun Shan Wey - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12003901B2 ## CPC - H04Q 11/0067: {Provisions for optical access or distribution networks, e.g. Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GE-PON), ATM-based Passive Optical Network (A-PON), PON-Ring} - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - H04Q 11/0005: {Switch and router aspects} - H04Q 2011/0064: {Arbitration, scheduling or medium access control aspects} - H04Q 2011/0086: {Network resource allocation, dimensioning or optimisation} - H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Provided are a passive optical network (PON) multi-channel binding transmission method, a PON node and a storage medium. The PON multi-channel binding transmission method includes: determining a multi-channel transmission mode of to-be-sent data according to a data transmission efficiency and a preset data transmission efficiency threshold, where the data transmission efficiency for determining the multi-channel transmission mode is higher than or equal to the preset data transmission efficiency threshold; and transmitting the to-be-sent data on a data transmission channel binding combination of one or more data transmission channels according to the multi-channel transmission mode. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A passive optical network (PON) multi-channel binding transmission method, comprising: determining a multi-channel transmission mode of to-be-sent data according to a data transmission efficiency and a preset data transmission efficiency threshold; and transmitting the to-be-sent data on a data transmission channel binding combination according to the multi-channel transmission mode, wherein the data transmission channel binding combination comprises at least one data transmission channel; wherein transmitting the to-be-sent data on the data transmission channel binding combination comprising at least one data transmission channel according to the multi-channel transmission mode comprises: sequentially allocating the to-be-sent data for transmission on a plurality of data transmission channels in the data transmission channel binding combination, wherein each data unit is sequentially allocated on a respective one of the plurality of data transmission channels in an order of transmission time of the plurality of data transmission channels from early to late. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the data transmission efficiency is counted based on a statistical period. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the statistical period comprises a preset duration or a preset number of superframes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the data transmission efficiency for determining the multi-channel transmission mode is higher than or equal to the preset data transmission efficiency threshold; or the data transmission efficiency for determining the multi-channel transmission mode is lower than the preset data transmission efficiency threshold and the data transmission channel binding combination of the multi-channel transmission mode comprises a smallest number of data transmission channels. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the determining the multi-channel transmission mode of the to-be-sent data according to the data transmission efficiency and the preset data transmission efficiency threshold comprises: before the to-be-sent data is sent in each statistical period, pre-counting a plurality of pre-counted data transmission efficiencies in a case where the to-be-sent data is allocated on a plurality of different data transmission channel binding combinations in the PON for transmission; and selecting one data transmission channel binding combination of the plurality of different data transmission channel binding combinations with a pre-counted data transmission efficiency higher than or equal to the preset data transmission efficiency threshold and a largest number of data transmission channels to transmit the to-be-sent data, or selecting one data transmission channel binding combination of the plurality of different data transmission channel binding combinations with a pre-counted data transmission efficiency lower than the preset data transmission efficiency threshold and a smallest number of data transmission channels to transmit the to-be-sent data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the determining the multi-channel transmission mode of the to-be-sent data according to the data transmission efficiency and the preset data transmission efficiency threshold comprises: after the to-be-sent data is sent in each statistical period, counting a data transmission efficiency after the to-be-sent data is transmitted on a plurality of data transmission channels in the PON; and in a case where the data transmission efficiency is higher than or equal to the preset data transmission efficiency threshold, selecting a data transmission channel binding combination with a largest number of data transmission channels to transmit the to-be-sent data, or in a case where the data transmission efficiency is lower than the preset data transmission efficiency threshold, selecting a data transmission channel binding combination with a smallest number of data transmission channels to transmit the to-be-sent data. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the determining the multi-channel transmission mode of the to-be-sent data according to the data transmission efficiency and the preset data transmission efficiency threshold comprises: after the to-be-sent data is sent in each statistical period, counting a data transmission efficiency after the to-be-sent data is transmitted on a plurality of data transmission channels in the PON; and in a case where the data transmission efficiency is higher than or equal to the preset data transmission efficiency threshold, increasing a number of data transmission channels in the data transmission channel binding combination for transmitting the to-be-sent data; or in a case where the data transmission efficiency is lower than the preset data transmission efficiency threshold, decreasing a number of data transmission channels in the data transmission channel binding combination for transmitting the to-be-sent data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein before the multi-channel transmission mode of the to-be-sent data is determined according to the data transmission efficiency and the preset data transmission efficiency threshold, the method further comprises: before the statistical period starts and in a case where the data transmission efficiency is not counted, determining the data transmission efficiency according to a data transmission strategy, wherein in a case where the data transmission strategy is a transmission efficiency priority, the data transmission efficiency is determined to be lower than the preset data transmission efficiency threshold, and in a case where the data transmission strategy is a transmission delay priority, the data transmission efficiency is determined to be higher than or equal to the preset data transmission efficiency threshold. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein after the multi-channel transmission mode of the to-be-sent data is determined according to the data transmission efficiency and the preset data transmission efficiency threshold, the method further comprises: adding a data channel binding indication to a data frame header of each of the plurality of data transmission channels in the data transmission channel binding combination. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the data transmission efficiency for determining the multi-channel transmission mode is higher than or equal to the preset data transmission efficiency threshold; or the data transmission efficiency for determining the multi-channel transmission mode is lower than the preset data transmission efficiency threshold and the data transmission channel binding combination of the multi-channel transmission mode comprises a smallest number of data transmission channels. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the data transmission efficiency for determining the multi-channel transmission mode is higher than or equal to the preset data transmission efficiency threshold; or the data transmission efficiency for determining the multi-channel transmission mode is lower than the preset data transmission efficiency threshold and the data transmission channel binding combination of the multi-channel transmission mode comprises a smallest number of data transmission channels. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein before the multi-channel transmission mode of the to-be-sent data is determined according to the data transmission efficiency and the preset data transmission efficiency threshold, the method further comprises: before the statistical period starts and in a case where the data transmission efficiency is not counted, determining the data transmission efficiency according to a data transmission strategy, wherein in a case where the data transmission strategy is a transmission efficiency priority, the data transmission efficiency is determined to be lower than the preset data transmission efficiency threshold, and in a case where the data transmission strategy is a transmission delay priority, the data transmission efficiency is determined to be higher than or equal to the preset data transmission efficiency threshold. ### Claim 13 A passive optical network (PON) node, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute program instructions stored in the memory to perform: determining a multi-channel transmission mode of to-be-sent data according to a data transmission efficiency and a preset data transmission efficiency threshold; and transmitting the to-be-sent data on a data transmission channel binding combination according to the multi-channel transmission mode, wherein the data transmission channel binding combination comprises at least one data transmission channel; wherein transmitting the to-be-sent data on the data transmission channel binding combination comprising at least one data transmission channel according to the multi-channel transmission mode comprises: sequentially allocating the to-be-sent data for transmission on a plurality of data transmission channels in the data transmission channel binding combination, wherein each data unit is sequentially allocated on a respective one of the plurality of data transmission channels in an order of transmission time of the plurality of data transmission channels from early to late. ### Claim 14 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed by a processor, performs: determining a multi-channel transmission mode of to-be-sent data according to a data transmission efficiency and a preset data transmission efficiency threshold; and transmitting the to-be-sent data on a data transmission channel binding combination according to the multi-channel transmission mode, wherein the data transmission channel binding combination comprises at least one data transmission channel; wherein transmitting the to-be-sent data on the data transmission channel binding combination comprising at least one data transmission channel according to the multi-channel transmission mode comprises: sequentially allocating the to-be-sent data for transmission on a plurality of data transmission channels in the data transmission channel binding combination, wherein each data unit is sequentially allocated on a respective one of the plurality of data transmission channels in an order of transmission time of the plurality of data transmission channels from early to late.