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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2023
Calix, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Calix, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for passive optical network (PON) communication includes an optical line terminal (OLT) comprising a multi-PON transceiver configurable to communicate in accordance with a first PON protocol and in accordance with a second PON protocol on a same fiber optical link, wherein, in a first configuration, the multi-PON transceiver is configured to activate communication using the first PON protocol on the fiber optical link, and deactivate communication using the second PON protocol on the fiber optical link, and wherein, in a second configuration, the multi-PON transceiver is configured to activate communication using the first PON protocol on the fiber optical link, and activate communication using the second PON protocol on the fiber optical link.