Methods and systems for allocating resources in a network with optical and coaxial components

A method of operating a media converter coupled to an optical line terminal via an optical link and to a plurality of coax network units via coax links in a cable plant, the method comprising:

• receiving and transmitting optical signals via the optical link;
• receiving and transmitting electrical signals via the coax links;
• and
• scheduling transmission of electrical signals from the plurality of coax network units, the scheduling comprising allocating coax resources among the plurality of coax network units in accordance with resource allocation for the optical link.

A media converter to be coupled to an optical line terminal via an optical link and to a plurality of coax network units via coax links in a cable plant, the media converter comprising:

• an optical physical-layer device to receive and transmit optical signals via the optical link;
• a coax physical-layer device to receive and transmit electrical signals via the coax links;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the media converter to schedule transmissions of electrical signals from the plurality of coax network units by allocating coax resources among the plurality of coax network units in accordance with resource allocation for the optical link.