Channel bonding techniques in a network
First Claim
1. A method of virtually bonding together at least two physical channels in an optical network terminal (ONT) of a passive optical network (PON), the method comprising:
- receiving, via the ONT, a plurality of frames from a network device;
classifying, using a processor of the ONT, the plurality of frames into one of a plurality of services;
assigning the service to the at least two physical channels of the ONT, wherein each physical channel is associated with a corresponding laser of the ONT, and wherein each laser of the ONT is configured to transmit at a different wavelength; and
transmitting the plurality of frames of the service toward an optical line terminal (OLT) using at least two different wavelengths corresponding to the at least two physical channels during an assigned time slot.
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Abstract
A method of virtually bonding together at least two physical channels in an optical network terminal (ONT) of a passive optical network (PON) can include receiving, via the ONT, a plurality of frames from a network device, classifying, using a processor of the ONT, the plurality of frames into one of a plurality of services, assigning the service to the at least two physical channels of the ONT, wherein each of the at least two physical channels is associated with a respective laser of the ONT to transmit at a respective wavelength, and transmitting, toward an optical line terminal, the plurality of frames of the service using at least one of the at least two physical channels during an assigned time slot.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of virtually bonding together at least two physical channels in an optical network terminal (ONT) of a passive optical network (PON), the method comprising:
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receiving, via the ONT, a plurality of frames from a network device; classifying, using a processor of the ONT, the plurality of frames into one of a plurality of services; assigning the service to the at least two physical channels of the ONT, wherein each physical channel is associated with a corresponding laser of the ONT, and wherein each laser of the ONT is configured to transmit at a different wavelength; and transmitting the plurality of frames of the service toward an optical line terminal (OLT) using at least two different wavelengths corresponding to the at least two physical channels during an assigned time slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An optical network terminal (ONT) comprising:
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one or more processors; and at least one memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations to; receive a plurality of frames from a network device; classify the plurality of frames into one of a plurality of services; assign the service to the at least two physical channels of the ONT, wherein each physical channel is associated with a corresponding laser of the ONT, and wherein each laser of the ONT is configured to transmit at a different wavelength; and transmit the plurality of frames of the service toward an optical line terminal (OLT) using at least two different wavelengths corresponding to the at least two physical channels during an assigned time slot. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of virtually bonding together at least two physical channels in an optical network terminal (ONT) of a passive optical network (PON), the method comprising:
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receiving, via the ONT, a plurality of frames from a network device; classifying, using a processor of the ONT, the plurality of frames into one of a plurality of services; assigning the service to the at least two physical channels of the ONT, wherein each of the at least two physical channels is associated with a respective laser of the ONT to transmit at a respective wavelength; and transmitting, toward an optical line terminal, the plurality of frames of the service using at least one of the at least two physical channels during an assigned time slot, wherein transmitting, toward an optical line terminal, the plurality of frames of the service using at least one of the at least two physical channels includes; applying a hashing function to at least one of a media access control (MAC) address and an internet protocol (IP) address of each of the plurality of received frames; and assigning the plurality of received frames to the at least two physical channels based on a result of the hashing function.
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