Resource Allocation in PON Networks via Wave-front Multiplexing and De-multiplexing

A data communication system comprising:

• an optical-to-electronic converter configured to convert an optical signal into a first electronic signal;
• a first signal mapping unit downstream of said first optical-to-electronic converter, wherein said first signal mapping unit is configured to allocate said first electronic signal into multiple electronic signals comprising a second electronic signal and a third electronic signal based on multiple frequency spectrums;
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• a processor downstream of said first signal mapping unit, wherein said processor is configured to have a first input associated with said second electronic signal and a second input associated with said third electronic signal and generate a fourth electronic signal carrying information associated with said first and second inputs and a fifth electronic signal carrying information associated with said first and second inputs.

A data communication system comprising:

• a processor configured to receive a first signal and a second signal and generate a third signal carrying information associated with said first and second signals and a fourth signal carrying information associated with said first and second signals;
• a first signal mapping unit downstream of said processor, wherein said first signal mapping unit is configured to combine multiple signals comprising said third and fourth signals into a fifth signal;
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• a controller configured to alter the number of signals that are combined into said fifth signal.