Automatically selecting a clock recovery mode within optical network terminals

An optical network terminal that terminates a fiber link of an optical network, the optical network terminal comprising:

• a clock mode selection module that automatically determines, a type of the optical network to which the optical network terminal connects;
• and
• a management interface that determines a type of service to provide to one or more subscriber devices coupled to the optical network terminal,
• wherein the clock mode selection module further automatically selects a clock recovery mode based on the determined type of optical network and the determined type of service.

A network system comprising:

• an optical network;
• an optical network terminal that terminates a fiber link of the optical network;
• and
• an optical line terminal that couples to the optical network terminal via the optical network,
• wherein the optical network comprises:
• a clock mode selection module that automatically determines, a type of the optical network to which the optical network terminal connects;
• and
• a management interface that determines a type of service to provide to one or more subscriber devices coupled to the optical network terminal,
• wherein the clock mode selection module further automatically selects a clock recovery mode based on the determined type of optical network and the determined type of service.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause a programmable processor to:

• automatically determine, with an optical network terminal, a type of optical network to which the optical network terminal connects;
• determine, with the optical network terminal, a type of service provided by the optical network terminal to one or more subscriber devices coupled to the optical network terminal;
• and
• automatically select, with the optical network terminal, a clock recovery mode based on the determined type of optical network and the determined type of service.