Method and system for automatically identifying connected ports within a PON

A client device for identifying connected ports in a Passive Optical Network (PON), the 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 client device to:
• establish a communication session, via a short-range communication link, with a particular 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 and a distribution port;
• obtain indications of a plurality of distribution ports in the PON and a plurality of ONTs corresponding to the plurality of distribution ports, wherein the plurality of ONTs include the particular ONT which is in communication with the client device;
• present, via a PON repair application, the indications of the plurality of distribution ports in the PON and the plurality of ONTs corresponding to the plurality of distribution ports;
• obtain, via a user control presented on the PON repair application, an indication of a different distribution port corresponding to the particular ONT;
• and
• store, via the PON repair application, the different distribution port in association with the particular ONT.

A non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• establish a communication session, via a short-range communication link, with a particular 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 and a distribution port;
• obtain indications of a plurality of distribution ports in the PON and a plurality of ONTs corresponding to the plurality of distribution ports, wherein the plurality of ONTs include the particular ONT which is in communication with the one or more processors in a client device;
• present, via a PON repair application, the indications of the plurality of distribution ports in the PON and the plurality of ONTs corresponding to the plurality of distribution ports;
• obtain, via a user control presented on the PON repair application, an indication of a different distribution port corresponding to the particular ONT;
• and
• store, via the PON repair application, the different distribution port in association with the particular ONT.