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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Masao Niibe, Fujisawa, JP;
Masahiko Mizutani, Fujisawa, JP;
Shinya Fujioka, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When a neighbor ONU receives a signal with light intensity high enough to secure communication between an OLT and a remote ONU, the light intensity may be excessively high to damage a receiver of the neighbor ONU. In order to avoid such a problem, each ONU is notified of a downstream signal transmission plan (downstream light intensity map) prior to transmission of a downstream signal. Each ONU receives the downstream light intensity map (light intensity transmission schedule of downstream signal) in advance. Thus, the neighbor ONU can block or attenuate an optical signal addressed to the remote ONU, and the remote ONU can determine normal operation even when the remote ONU cannot receive a signal addressed to the neighbor ONU. Thus, the remote ONU can be prevented from issuing a wrong error signal.