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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2007
William A. Carleton, Warminster, PA (US);
Jinwoo Lee, Souderton, PA (US);
Charles F. Niesley, Lansdale, PA (US);
Frank J. Scullin, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Kimberley A. Smedley, West Chester, PA (US);
William A. Carleton, Warminster, PA (US);
Jinwoo Lee, Souderton, PA (US);
Charles F. Niesley, Lansdale, PA (US);
Frank J. Scullin, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Kimberley A. Smedley, West Chester, PA (US);
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for a field-configurable optical network terminal (ONT) device at a subscriber to provide one or more communication services to the subscriber. The field-configurable ONT device is of a modular design operable for the insertion of additional communication modules or removal of existing communication modules from the ONT device for scaling the device to increased or decreased communication capacity as desired.