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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Edward Wayne Boyd, Petaluma, CA (US);
Ernie Bahm, Buford, GA (US);
Joel I. Danzig, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Rennie Gardner, Woodstock, GA (US);
Lawrence Drew Davis, Petaluma, CA (US);
Edward Wayne Boyd, Petaluma, CA (US);
Ernie Bahm, Buford, GA (US);
Joel I. Danzig, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Rennie Gardner, Woodstock, GA (US);
Lawrence Drew Davis, Petaluma, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments enable a network operator to use any (and a single) network management system (NMS) that it desires to manage a network having mixed fiber to the home optical network units (ONUs) and coaxial connected cable modems. For example, embodiments enable a cable company operator to use a DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) NMS (which the cable company already uses to manage its DOCSIS network) to manage such mixed network, by a simple addition of a DOCSIS Mediation Layer (DML) module between the NMS and the optical line terminal (OLT). On the other hand, embodiments enable a telephone company operator to use a standard EPON (Ethernet Passive Optical Network) OLT NMS with minor OLT and OAM (Operations, Administration, and Maintenance) protocol modifications to manage the same mixed network.