Signal transmission method for peer-to-peer optical network and system thereof

• US 8,391,716 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2011
• Issued: 03/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Chen, Jye-Hong, Yuang, Maria C., Tien, Po-Lung, Chen, Hsing-Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Bello, Agustin
• Application Number:
  US13/015,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20120141129A1
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• Field of Search: 398 66- 73
• US Class Current: 398/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/272 Star-type networks or tree-type networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 14/0246 using one wavelength per ONU
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 14/025 using one wavelength per ONU, e.g. for transmissions from-ONU-to-OLT or from-ONU-to-ONU
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 14/0282 WDM tree architectures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2861 Point-to-multipoint connection from the data network to the subscribers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2869 Operational details of access network equipments admission control or resource allocation in access networks H04L12/5692
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2697 in combination with other modulation techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0067 Provisions for optical access or distribution networks, e.g. Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GE-PON), ATM-based Passive Optical Network (A-PON), PON-Ring
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2011/0083 Testing; Monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2011/0092 Ring

Abstract

A signal transmission system for a peer-to-peer optical network. The system includes an optical line terminal, an optical distribution node, and a plurality of optical network units. The optical network unit and the optical distribution node are connected in a tree distribution having an ordered relation. The optical line terminal transmits optic signals via the optical distribution node to a first ordered optical network unit, to allow the first ordered optical network unit to process the optic signals and to generate combined optic signals, which are transmitted to a next ordered optical network unit via the optical distribution node. The above steps are iterated, until a last ordered optical network unit transmits combined optic signals to the optical line terminal via the optical distribution node.

Claims

1. A signal transmission method for a peer-to-peer optical network system comprising an optical line terminal, an optical distribution node and a plurality of optical network units, the optical network units connected to the optical distribution node in a tree distribution having an ordered relation, the method comprising the following steps of:

(1) enabling the optical line terminal to transmit, in a single wavelength, optic signals comprising a plurality of downstream signals corresponding to the optical network units via the optical distribution node to a first ordered optical network unit of the optical network units;

(2) enabling the first ordered optical network unit to capture own dedicated downstream signals of the first ordered optical network from the downstream signals of the optic signals, to combine the remaining downstream signals with own dedicated upstream signals of the first ordered optical network to generate combined optical signals, and to transmit the combined optical signals to the optical distribution node; and

(3) enabling the optical distribution node to transmit the combined optical signals received from the first ordered optical network unit to a next ordered optical network unit of the optical network units, and iterating step (2), to allow each of the optical network units to acquire own dedicated downstream signals thereof and to combine own dedicated upstream signals of each of the optical network units with the remaining downstream signals in the combined optic signals of a previous ordered optical network unit, and to allow a last ordered optical network unit to transmit the combined optic signals that comprise all of the upstream signals of the optical network units via the optical distribution node to the optical line terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (2) further comprises the following steps of:

(2-1) enabling the first ordered optical network unit to demodulate the optic signals;

(2-2) enabling the first ordered optical network unit to capture the own dedicated downstream signals thereof; and

(2-3) enabling the first ordered optical network unit to combine the remaining downstream signals of the optic signals with the own dedicated upstream signals thereof to re-modulate and generate combined optic signals, and to transmit the combined optic signals to the optical distribution node.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein step (3), after the next ordered optical network unit receives the combined optic signals modulated and generated by the first ordered optical network unit from the optical distribution node, further comprises the following steps:

(3-1) demodulating the combined optic signals;

(3-2) capturing the own dedicated downstream signals thereof; and

(3-3) combining the remaining downstream signals of the optic signals with the own dedicated upstream signals thereof to remodulate and generate another combined optical signal, and transmitting the another combined optical signal to the optical distribution node.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein step (1) further comprises:

enabling the optical distribution node to detect whether it can transmit the optic signals to the first ordered optical network unit; and

, if no, transmitting the optic signals to a next ordered optical network unit and executing step (2).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein step (3) further comprises:

enabling the optical distribution node to detect whether it can transmit the combined optic signals received by the first ordered optical network unit to a next ordered optical network unit;

if no, transmitting the combined optic signals to a further next ordered optical network unit and executing step (2).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the optic signals and the combined optic signals are transmitted in FDMA or TDMA ways.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is applied to OFDMA-PON.

8. A signal transmission system for a peer-to-peer optical network, comprising:

an optical line terminal for transmitting and receiving optic signals that have a single wavelength;

an optical distribution node having a plurality of optical circulators connected and distributed in an order ring, one of the optical circulators connected to the optical line terminal; and

a plurality of optical network units connected to the optical circulators in a one-to-one manner, a first ordered optical network unit receiving the optic signals from a first ordered optical circulator, capturing own dedicated downstream signals of the first ordered optical network unit from a plurality of downstream signals of the optic signals, combining the remaining downstream signals of the optic signals with own dedicated upstream signals of the first ordered optical network unit to generate combined optic signals, and transmitting the combined optic signals to the first ordered optical circulator, allowing the first order optical circulator to transmit via a next ordered optical circulator the combined optic signals to a next ordered optical network unit and to capture own dedicated downstream signals of the next ordered optical network unit and combine the downstream signals with own dedicated upstream signals of the next ordered optical network unit, and to allow a last ordered optical network unit to transmit the combined optic signals that comprise all of the upstream signals of the optical network units via a last ordered optical circulator to the optical line terminal.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the optical network unit further comprises:

a receiver for receiving the optic signals or the combined optic signals;

a demodulator for demodulating the received optic signals or the combined optic signals;

a processor for capturing from the optic signals or the combined optic signals dedicated downstream signals of the optical network unit and combining the remaining downstream signals of the optic signals or the combined optic signals except the dedicated downstream signals of the optical network unit with dedicated upstream signals of the optical network unit;

a modulator for remodulating the signals combined by the processor to generate combined optic signals; and

a transmitter for transmitting the combined optic signals.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the optical circulator further comprises an optical detector for detect when the optic signals or the combined optic signals can be transmitted from the optical circulator to the optical network unit.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the optical circulator are bypass optical circulators that transmits the optic signals or the combined optic signals directly to a next ordered optical circulator when each of the optical circulators cannot transmit the optic signals or the combined optic signals to the optical network unit.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the optic signals and the combined optic signals are transmitted in FDMA or TDMA ways.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the system is applied to OFDMA-PON.