Method and Apparatus for Transporting Deterministic Traffic in a Gigabit Passive Optical Network

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• generating a timeslot schedule for transporting data;
• detecting a change in an amount of a particular type of data to be transported;
• determining whether a change in an assignment of a first set of timeslots and a related change in an assignment of a second set of timeslots supports the change in the amount of the particular type of data to be transported;
• and
• generating a new timeslot schedule in response to the detecting and the determining.

A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• generating a timeslot schedule for transporting data;
• detecting a change in an amount of a particular type of data to be transported;
• determining whether a change in an assignment of a first set of timeslots and a related change in an assignment of a second set of timeslots supports the change in the amount of the particular type of data to be transported;
• and
• generating a new timeslot schedule in response to the detecting and the determining.