WIRELESS DROP IN A FIBER-TO-THE-HOME NETWORK
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1. A wireless drop terminal (WDT) for use in a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network the wireless drop terminal comprising:
- a fiber interface to optically couple the wireless drop terminal to an optical line terminal (OLT) of the FTTH network via at least one optical fiber; and
a wireless interface communicatively coupled to the fiber interface, wherein the wireless interface is configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless optical network terminal (W-ONT) over a fixed directional wireless drop.
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Abstract
One embodiment is directed to a wireless drop terminal (WDT) for use in a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. The wireless drop terminal comprises a fiber interface to optically couple the wireless drop terminal to an optical line terminal (OLT) of the FTTH network via at least one optical fiber and a wireless interface communicatively coupled to the fiber interface. The wireless interface is configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless optical network terminal (W-ONT) over a fixed directional wireless drop. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A wireless drop terminal (WDT) for use in a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network the wireless drop terminal comprising:
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a fiber interface to optically couple the wireless drop terminal to an optical line terminal (OLT) of the FTTH network via at least one optical fiber; and a wireless interface communicatively coupled to the fiber interface, wherein the wireless interface is configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless optical network terminal (W-ONT) over a fixed directional wireless drop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless optical network terminal (W-ONT) for use in a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, the W-ONT comprising:
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a wireless interface; and at least one service interface to implement a service provided to customer premises equipment (CPE); wherein the wireless interface is configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless drop terminal (WDT) included in the FTTH network over a fixed directional wireless drop. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network comprising:
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an optical line terminal (OLT) to couple the FTTH network to a core network; a wireless drop terminal (WDT) that is optically coupled to the OLT via at least one optical fiber; and a wireless optical network terminal (W-ONT) to provide a service to customer premises equipment (CPE); and wherein the wireless drop terminal and the W-ONT are configured to wirelessly communicate with one another over a fixed directional wireless drop. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method of communicating using a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, the method comprising:
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transmitting downstream optical frames from an optical line terminal (OLT) in the FTTH network to a wireless drop terminal (WDT) in the FTTH network using a fiber part of the FTTH network; receiving the downstream optical frames at the wireless drop terminal from the fiber part of the FTTH network; inserting service data from the downstream optical frames into downstream wireless frames; wirelessly transmitting the downstream wireless frames from the wireless drop terminal to a wireless optical network terminal (W-ONT) over a fixed directional wireless drop; receiving the downstream wireless frames at the wireless optical network terminal; and providing at least one service implemented by the wireless optical network terminal using the received downstream wireless frames. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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