Method and system for mitigating Raman crosstalk in an Ethernet passive optical network
First Claim
1. A method for mitigating Raman crosstalk between downstream data and video transmission in an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON), wherein the EPON includes an optical line terminal (OLT) and one or more optical network units (ONU'"'"'s), the method comprising:
- transmitting a data stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a first wavelength;
transmitting a video signal stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a second wavelength; and
changing the bit sequence for the data stream to change the power spectral distribution (PSD) for the data stream, thereby reducing power spectral content in the frequency range where significant Raman crosstalk can occur between data and video signal streams.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for mitigating Raman crosstalk between downstream data and video transmission in an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON), wherein the EPON includes an optical line terminal (OLT) and one or more optical network units (ONU'"'"'s). During operation, the system transmits a data stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a first wavelength that is substantially at 1490 nm. The system also transmits a video signal stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a second wavelength that is substantially at 1550 nm. The system modifies the bit sequence for the data stream to change the power spectral distribution (PSD) for the data stream, thereby reducing power spectral content in the frequency range where significant Raman crosstalk can occur between data and video signal streams.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for mitigating Raman crosstalk between downstream data and video transmission in an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON), wherein the EPON includes an optical line terminal (OLT) and one or more optical network units (ONU'"'"'s), the method comprising:
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transmitting a data stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a first wavelength;
transmitting a video signal stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a second wavelength; and
changing the bit sequence for the data stream to change the power spectral distribution (PSD) for the data stream, thereby reducing power spectral content in the frequency range where significant Raman crosstalk can occur between data and video signal streams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for mitigating Raman crosstalk between downstream data and video transmission in an EPON, wherein the EPON includes an OLT and one or more ONU'"'"'s, the method comprising:
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transmitting a data stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a first wavelength;
transmitting a video signal stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a second wavelength;
reducing transmission power for the data stream; and
applying forward error correction (FEC) to the data stream, thereby mitigating the effect of Raman crosstalk on the video transmission without significantly reducing the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for the data transmission.
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13. A method for mitigating Raman crosstalk between downstream data and video transmission in an EPON, wherein the EPON includes an OLT and one or more ONU'"'"'s, the method comprising:
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transmitting a data stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a first wavelength through a first fiber;
transmitting a video signal stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a second wavelength through a second fiber; and
combining the two streams propagating through the two fibers immediately prior to splitting the combined streams for distribution to the ONU'"'"'S, thereby minimizing the distance over which the two streams co-propagate and mitigating the effect of Raman crosstalk.
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14. A system for mitigating Raman crosstalk between downstream data and video transmission in an EPON, wherein the EPON includes an OLT and one or more ONU'"'"'s, the system comprising:
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a first transmission mechanism configured to transmit a data stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a first wavelength;
a second transmission mechanism configured to transmit a video signal stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a second wavelength; and
a modification mechanism configured to change the bit sequence for the data stream to change the power spectral distribution (PSD) for the data stream, thereby reducing power spectral content in the frequency range where significant Raman crosstalk can occur between data and video signal streams. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for mitigating Raman crosstalk between downstream data and video transmission in an EPON, wherein the EPON includes an OLT and one or more ONU'"'"'s, the system comprising:
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a first transmission mechanism configured to transmit a data stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a first wavelength;
a second transmission mechanism configured to transmit a video signal stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a second wavelength;
a power control mechanism configured to reduce transmission power for the data stream; and
an FEC mechanism configured to apply FEC to the data stream, thereby mitigating the effect of Raman crosstalk on the video transmission without significantly reducing the SNR for the data transmission.
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26. A system for mitigating Raman crosstalk between downstream data and video transmission in an EPON, wherein the EPON includes an OLT and one or more ONU'"'"'s, the system comprising:
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a first transmission mechanism configured to transmit a data stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a first wavelength through a first fiber;
a second transmission mechanism configured to transmit a video signal stream from the OLT to the ONU'"'"'s on a second wavelength through a second fiber; and
an optical combiner configured to combine the two streams propagating through the two fibers immediately prior to splitting the combined streams for distribution to the ONU'"'"'s, thereby minimizing the distance over which the two streams co-propagate and mitigating the effect of Raman crosstalk.
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