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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2025
Frontier Communications Holdings, Llc, Dallas, TX (US);
John Valdez, Copper Canyon, TX (US);
James Steacy, Dallas, TX (US);
Bryan Pauling, Rochester, NY (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Techniques for identifying connected ports in a Passive Optical Network (PON) include establishing a communication session with an optical network terminal (ONT) in a PON via a short-range communication link. The PON includes an optical line terminal (OLT) optically connected to the ONT via one or more optical fibers and a distribution port. Furthermore, the techniques include obtaining and presenting indications of distribution ports in the PON and ONTs corresponding to the distribution ports. The ONTs include the particular ONT which is in communication with the client device. Additionally, the techniques include obtaining an indication of a different distribution port corresponding to the particular ONT, and storing the different distribution port in association with the particular ONT.