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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2014
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Michael Shaffer, Longwood, FL (US);
Jinrong Yin, Shenzhen, CN;
Wei Lin, Shenzhen, CN;
Sulin Yang, Shenzhen, CN;
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A passive optical network (PON) component comprising a power switch, a detector configured to monitor the power switch, and a processor configured to receive an interrupt from the detector and transmit a message comprising a first indicator that the PON component has powered down, and a second indicator giving a reason for the power down. A passive optical network (PON) component comprising a processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving an interrupt message from a detector, determining a reason for the interrupt, and transmitting a dying gasp message comprising an indicator of the reason for the interrupt. A method comprising transmitting an alarm message comprising an optical network terminal (ONT) manual power off indicator that indicates the ONT is shutting down because a subscriber has turned off its power switch.