Broadcom Corporation

Avago Technologies General IP Pte, Ltd.

Robin Grindley

Edward Wayne Boyd

Ryan E Hirth

Glen Kramer

Thyagarajan T Subramanian

Rajiv S Dighe

Vafa Christopher Moezzi

Ryan Edgar Hirth

Embodiments of an apparatus including a user network interface configured to receive from a network a packet to be transmitted upstream over a PON are provided herein. The packet is marked with a first category type or a second category type. The apparatus further includes an upstream first in, first out (FIFO) queue configured to store the packet if the packet is marked with the first category type or the second category type.

Method and apparatus for supporting differentiated performance for multiple categories of packets in a passive optical network

Embodiments of a scalable optical network unit (ONU) architecture for multi-dwelling units (MDUs) that has a low initial cost (or first port cost) and a low maintenance cost are provided herein. The ONU architecture is scalable in that a growing number of end users can share a single drop fiber that couples the ONU to a passive optical network. The ONU architecture utilizes a multiplexer module to allow the ONU to be daisy chained with one or more additional ONUs.

Daisy chainable ONU

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San Rafael, CA, United States of America

Robin Grindley