Bandwidth allocation method and associated optical line terminal

A device for allocating bandwidth in a network, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing non-transitory computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• during a first timeslot allocation cycle, grant a respective first upstream time slot of a plurality of first upstream timeslots to a first set of a plurality of devices of the network,
• during a second time-slot allocation cycle that follows, and is consecutive to, the first time-slot allocation cycle, grant a respective second upstream time-slot of a plurality of second upstream timeslots to a second set of the plurality of devices of the network;
• wherein:
• the plurality of devices includes a skipped device;
• only one of the first set or the second set includes the skipped device.

A method for allocating bandwidth between a plurality of devices of a network, the method comprising:

• during a first timeslot allocation cycle, granting a respective first upstream time slot of a plurality of first upstream timeslots to a first set of the devices;
• during a second time-slot allocation cycle that follows the first time-slot allocation cycle, (i) granting a respective second upstream time-slot of a plurality of second upstream timeslots to a second set of the devices, and (ii) granting a timeslot of the plurality of second upstream timeslots to a second device of the plurality of devices different from the first device;
• wherein:
• the plurality of devices includes a skipped device;
• only one of the first set or the second set includes the skipped device.

A device for allocating bandwidth in a network, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing non-transitory computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• during a first timeslot allocation cycle, grant a respective first upstream time slot of a plurality of first upstream timeslots to a first set of a plurality of devices of the network,
• during a second time-slot allocation cycle that follows the first time-slot allocation cycle, (i) grant a respective second upstream time-slot of a plurality of second upstream timeslots to a second set of the plurality of devices of the network, and (ii) grant a timeslot of the plurality of second upstream timeslots to a second device of the plurality of devices different from the first device;
• wherein:
• the plurality of devices includes a skipped device;
• only one of the first set or the second set includes the skipped device.