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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1998
Douglas K. Roberts, Manlius, NY (US);
Gary F. Chandler, Chittenango, NY (US);
Horacio G. Facca, Fayetteville, NY (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A CATV system is provided that includes a head-end with laser transmitters to provide data to a multitude of nodes through a forward optical network tree. The nodes convert the optical signals into electrical signals and retransmit the television and data signals through a coaxial network tree to customer interface units (CIUs). The nodes include respective controllers which identify status signals from the equipment of the nodes and transmit the status signals and a reference signal to the head-end controller for display on a display of the head-end controller. The reference signal allows monitoring that the return optical transmitter and network are operating correctly and allows the return signals from the nodes to be aligned. The status signals from the nodes include laser operation, laser bias current and laser power output for the laser transmitters of the nodes.