Channel bonding in passive optical networks
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1. A method implemented at a transmitter in a passive optical network (PON), the method comprising:
- the transmitter modifying a preamble of a data packet to include an indicator associated with at least one lane to be used to transmit the data packet, the preamble comprising the indicator and a logical link identifier (LLID);
the transmitter fragmenting the data packet into frames; and
the transmitter transmitting the frames over a plurality of lanes;
the indicator identifying a first lane selected from the plurality of lanes and identifying at least one frame transmitted over the first lane.
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Abstract
An apparatus in a passive optical network (PON) is configured to modify a preamble of a data packet to include channel bonding information. The apparatus may further fragment the data packet into a plurality of data frames and transmit the fragmented data frames through multiple channels. The channel bonding information may be used to identify different channels and to identify data frames transmitted through each channel.
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1. A method implemented at a transmitter in a passive optical network (PON), the method comprising:
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the transmitter modifying a preamble of a data packet to include an indicator associated with at least one lane to be used to transmit the data packet, the preamble comprising the indicator and a logical link identifier (LLID); the transmitter fragmenting the data packet into frames; and the transmitter transmitting the frames over a plurality of lanes; the indicator identifying a first lane selected from the plurality of lanes and identifying at least one frame transmitted over the first lane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus in a passive optical network (PON), the apparatus comprising:
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a reconciliation sublayer (RS) configured to modify a preamble of a data packet to include an indicator associated with at least one lane to be used to transmit the data packet, the preamble comprising the indicator and a logical link identifier (LLID); and a transmitter coupled to the RS and configured to transmit the data packet in multiple fragments over a plurality of lanes, the indicator identifying a first lane selected from the plurality of lanes and identifying at least one fragment transmitted over the first lane. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for implementing a method in a passive optical network (PON), that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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modifying a preamble of a data packet to include an indicator associated with at least one lane to be used to transmit the data packet, the preamble comprising the indicator and a logical link identifier (LLID); fragmenting the data packet into frames; and transmitting the frames over a plurality of lanes, the indicator identifying a first lane selected from the plurality of lanes and identifying at least one frame transmitted over the first lane. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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