Multi-point control protocol proxy architecture in a network with optical and coaxial domains

An optical-coax unit (OCU), comprising:

• a coax physical layer device to be coupled to a plurality of coax network units (CNUs);
• an optical physical layer device to be coupled to an optical line terminal (OLT);
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising:
• instructions to broadcast discovery messages to the plurality of CNUs;
• instructions to create proxy entities corresponding to respective CNUs in response to registration requests from the respective CNUs, wherein the registration requests are received from the respective CNUs in response to the broadcasted discovery messages;
• and
• instructions to transmit registration requests to the OLT requesting registration of the proxy entities with the OLT, in response to discovery messages received from the OLT.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an optical-coax unit (OCU), the one or more programs comprising:

• instructions to broadcast discovery messages to a plurality of CNUs;
• instructions to create proxy entities corresponding to respective CNUs in response to registration requests from the respective CNUs, wherein the registration requests are received from the respective CNUs in response to the broadcasted discovery messages;
• and
• instructions to transmit registration requests to an OLT requesting registration of the proxy entities with the OLT, in response to discovery messages received from the OLT.

An optical-coax unit (OCU), comprising:

• means for communicating with a plurality of coax network units (CNUs);
• means for communicating with an optical line terminal (OLT);
• means for creating proxy entities corresponding to respective CNUs in response to registration requests from the respective CNUs, wherein the registration requests are received from the respective CNUs in response to discovery messages broadcasted to the plurality of CNUs;
• and
• means for registering the proxy entities with the OLT.