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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Methode Electronics, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Luis Torres, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Joseph Llorens, Winfield, IL (US);
Alexandros Pirillis, Skokie, IL (US);
Robert Skepnek, Norridge, IL (US);
Methode Electronics, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention comprises distribution point unit (DPU) including a host for a GPON ONU/ONT module, CPU system-on-chip (SoC) providing a DPU and traffic management, a reverse power harvester and a high speed electrical (HSE) module and the DPU receiving optical signals via the GPON ONU/ONT module and converting to electrical signals and the HSE module transmitting electrical signals via a twisted pair or coaxial cable to a customer premises equipment (CPE) within a home or building and the reverse power harvester receiving power from the HSE module and the GPON ONU/ONT and HSE modules are pluggably mateable to the DPU.