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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Avago Technologies General Ip (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Edward Wayne Boyd, Petaluma, CA (US);
Avi Kliger, Ramat Gan, IL;
Assignee:
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/27 (2013.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/27 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0067 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A PHY auto-negotiation and link up procedure for Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coax (EPOC) is provided. The procedure is compliant with the Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) standard and can be used to bring an EPOC network to user traffic readiness. In addition, the procedure, or a variation thereof, can be used to enable periodic maintenance of the coaxial link of the EPOC network, thereby maintaining adequate communication conditions.