Method and system for communicating between mobile devices connected to PON devices

A first client device for repairing a network failure in a Passive Optical Network (PON) by communicating with a second client device connected to a component in the PON, the first client device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first client device to:
• establish a communication session, via a short-range communication link, with an optical network terminal (ONT) in a PON, wherein the PON includes an optical line terminal (OLT) optically connected to the ONT via one or more optical fibers;
• present, via a PON repair application, an indication of a second client device communicating with a component in the PON optically coupled to the ONT, wherein the ONT is downstream of the component;
• establish, via a messaging service of the PON repair application, a messaging session between the first client device and the second client device;
• and
• receive, via the messaging service in the PON repair application, a communication from the second client device indicating a repair status of the component in the PON, wherein repair of the ONT depends on the repair status of the component.

A method for establishing a messaging session between client devices connected to components of a Passive Optical Network (PON) which are optically coupled to each other, the method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors, an indication of a first client device in communication with an optical network terminal (ONT) in a PON;
• receiving, by the one or more processors, an indication of a second client device in communication with a component in the PON optically coupled to the ONT, wherein the ONT is downstream of the component;
• initiating, by the one or more processors, a messaging session between the first and second client devices;
• receiving, by the one or more processors, a communication from the second client device indicating a repair status of the component in the PON;
• and
• transmitting, by the one or more processors, the communication to the first client device to alert the first client device of the repair status of the component.