System and method for facilitating fiber access transport using pluggable radio frequency optics
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving radio frequency (RF) signals from a cable modem termination system (CMTS) in a small form factor pluggable optical transmitter;
converting the RF signals to optical signals in the small form factor pluggable optical transmitter, wherein a modulation error ratio (MER) of the RF signal varies in a substantially linear fashion with Carrier to Composite Noise (CCN); and
transmitting, by the small form factor pluggable optical transmitter, the optical signals on a network.
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Abstract
An example method includes receiving radio frequency (RF) signals from a cable modem termination system (CMTS) in a small form factor pluggable optical transmitter; converting the RF signals to optical signals in the small form factor pluggable optical transmitter; and transmitting, by the small form factor pluggable optical transmitter, the optical signals on a network. More specific embodiments can include RF signals that are modulated, where a modulation error ratio (MER) of the RF signal varies substantially linearly with Carrier to Composite Noise (CCN), and the converting is implemented by a laser transmitter. Other, more specific, embodiments include routing the RF signals through a pre-distortion RF amplifier RF variable attenuator, and coupling the optical transmitter to a chassis of the CMTS.
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29 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving radio frequency (RF) signals from a cable modem termination system (CMTS) in a small form factor pluggable optical transmitter; converting the RF signals to optical signals in the small form factor pluggable optical transmitter, wherein a modulation error ratio (MER) of the RF signal varies in a substantially linear fashion with Carrier to Composite Noise (CCN); and transmitting, by the small form factor pluggable optical transmitter, the optical signals on a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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a pre-distortion radio frequency (RF) amplifier RF variable attenuator; a memory element configured to store data; an optical transmitter; and a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data, wherein the pre-distortion RF amplifier RF variable attenuator, the optical transmitter, the computing processor, and the memory element are provisioned in a small form factor pluggable optical transmitter, wherein a single communication line is provisioned for control and calibration of the small form factor pluggable optical transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. Logic encoded in non-transitory media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations in a small form factor pluggable optical transmitter, comprising:
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receiving radio frequency (RF) signals from a cable modem termination system (CMTS); converting the RF signals to optical signals, wherein a MER of the RF signal varies in a substantially linear fashion with CCN; and transmitting the optical signals on a network. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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