SINGLE WAVELENGTH SOURCE-FREE OFDMA-PON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A system for processing communication signals in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-Passive Optical Network (PON) comprising:
- an optical line terminal (OLT) configured to transmit first signals on a wavelength generated by an optical source in the OLT;
a plurality of optical network units (ONUs), wherein each optical network unit (ONU) is configured to receive the first signals on the wavelength, perform carrier suppression on an optical carrier on the wavelength received from the OLT and modulate the suppressed optical carrier to generate upstream optical OFDM data signals for transmission to the OLT on the wavelength.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for processing communication signals in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-Passive Optical Network (PON) are disclosed. An optical carrier at a wavelength generated at an optical line terminal (OLT) may be reused by optical network units (ONUs) in the network for upstream transmission of data signals to the OLT. In addition, each ONU may perform carrier suppression to avoid broadband beating noise resulting from the simultaneous transmission of upstream data signals on the same wavelength. Further, the optical source at the OLT used to generate the optical carrier may be reused as a local oscillator for coherent detection of received upstream signals to minimize any frequency offsets.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for processing communication signals in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-Passive Optical Network (PON) comprising:
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an optical line terminal (OLT) configured to transmit first signals on a wavelength generated by an optical source in the OLT; a plurality of optical network units (ONUs), wherein each optical network unit (ONU) is configured to receive the first signals on the wavelength, perform carrier suppression on an optical carrier on the wavelength received from the OLT and modulate the suppressed optical carrier to generate upstream optical OFDM data signals for transmission to the OLT on the wavelength. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for processing communication signals in an optical line terminal (OLT) of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-Passive Optical Network (PON) comprising:
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generating first signals that are on a wavelength generated by an optical source in the OLT; distributing the first signals to a plurality of optical network units (ONUs); and performing coherent detection on upstream optical OFDM data signals received from the ONUs on the wavelength by reusing the optical source in the OLT as a local oscillator to minimize frequency offset of the upstream signals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for processing communication signals in an optical network unit (ONU) of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-Passive Optical Network (PON) comprising:
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receiving first signals on a wavelength from an optical line terminal (OLT); performing carrier suppression, at the ONU, on an optical carrier on the wavelength received from the OLT; and modulating the suppressed optical carrier to generate upstream optical OFDM data signals for transmission on the suppressed optical carrier on the wavelength. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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