Programmable small form-factor pluggable module
AssigneeAccedian Networks Inc.
InventorsClaude Robitaille, Patrick Ostiguy
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Abstract
A small form factor pluggable (“SFP”) transceiver for use in a communications network includes a transmitter adapted to be coupled to the network for supplying signals to the network, a receiver adapted to be coupled to the network for receiving signals from the network, and a programmable signal processing module coupled to the transmitter and the receiver and adapted to be programmed from a remote station coupled to the network. The module can be programmed to perform at least one service or management function on the network.
Claims15
A system to remotely program a small form factor pluggable optical transceiver (SFP) located at a network node, the system comprising:
- a programmable processor coupled with the SFP;
- a discoverer and a remote station coupled to the SFP via the network;
- the discoverer discovering the programmable processor;
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- the remote station remotely programming the programmable processor.
A method to remotely program a small form factor pluggable optical transceiver (SFP) located at a network node, the method comprising:
- discovering a programmable processor coupled with the SFP;
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- remotely programming the programmable processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.