Allocating orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) resources in ethernet passive optical network(PON) over coaxial (EPOC)
First Claim
1. A Coaxial Network Unit (CNU) comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) report message toward an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) via a coaxial network and an optical network, wherein the EPON report message requests an upstream transmission time grant to transmit a specified amount of data;
a receiver configured to receive an EPON gate message comprising Time Quanta (TQ) information indicating an upstream transmission time grant across the optical network; and
a processor coupled to the receiver and the transmitter and configured to;
obtain a resource profile indicating upstream frequency parameters associated with the coaxial network;
translate the TQ information and the resource profile into one or more Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) resource blocks, wherein each OFDM resource block indicates an upstream OFDM resource allocation in a time domain and in a frequency domain across the coaxial network; and
schedule an upstream transmission by employing the OFDM resource blocks translated from the TQ information and the resource profile,wherein all subcarriers in any OFDM resource block employ a common Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) constellation, and wherein subcarriers in a first of the OFDM resource blocks employs different QAM constellations than subcarriers in a second of the OFDM resource blocks.
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Abstract
A method implemented in a Fiber Coaxial Unit (FCU) comprising receiving a plurality of Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) report messages from a plurality of Coaxial Network Units (CNUs) across a coaxial network, receiving an EPON gate message comprising Time Quanta (TQ) information indicating an upstream transmission time grant for the FCU across the optical network, translating the TQ based upstream transmission time grants to OFDM resource block grants in a time domain and in a frequency domain across the coaxial network for each CNU based on the configurable constants, and transmitting an EPON over Coaxial (EPoC) gate message to each CNU, wherein each EPoC gate message comprises a CNU profile indicating the Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) resource block grants for the an associated CNU and a start time.
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1. A Coaxial Network Unit (CNU) comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) report message toward an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) via a coaxial network and an optical network, wherein the EPON report message requests an upstream transmission time grant to transmit a specified amount of data; a receiver configured to receive an EPON gate message comprising Time Quanta (TQ) information indicating an upstream transmission time grant across the optical network; and a processor coupled to the receiver and the transmitter and configured to; obtain a resource profile indicating upstream frequency parameters associated with the coaxial network; translate the TQ information and the resource profile into one or more Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) resource blocks, wherein each OFDM resource block indicates an upstream OFDM resource allocation in a time domain and in a frequency domain across the coaxial network; and schedule an upstream transmission by employing the OFDM resource blocks translated from the TQ information and the resource profile, wherein all subcarriers in any OFDM resource block employ a common Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) constellation, and wherein subcarriers in a first of the OFDM resource blocks employs different QAM constellations than subcarriers in a second of the OFDM resource blocks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method implemented in a Coaxial Line terminal (CLT) comprising:
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receiving a plurality of an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) report messages from a plurality of Coaxial Network Units (CNUs) across a coaxial network; receiving an EPON gate message comprising Time Quanta (TQ) information indicating an upstream transmission time grant for the CLT across an optical network; translating TQ based upstream transmission time grants to Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) resource block grants in a time domain and in a frequency domain across the coaxial network for each CNU based on the configurable constants; and transmitting an EPON over Coaxial (EPoC) gate message to each CNU, wherein each EPoC gate message comprises a CNU profile indicating the OFDM resource block grants for an associated CNU and a start time, wherein the OFDM resource blocks are selected to allow a plurality of the CNUs to perform upstream transmission by employing a common OFDM symbol in different frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an Optical Line Terminal (OLT), a plurality of Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) report messages from a plurality of Coaxial Network Units (CNUs) via an electro-optical network, wherein the EPON report messages request upstream transmission grants; allocating at least one Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) resource block to each CNU for upstream transmission, wherein each resource block comprises allocated upstream OFDM resources in a time domain and in a frequency domain across a coaxial portion of the electro-optical network; and transmitting EPON gate messages across the electro-optical network to indicate the resource block allocations for the CNUs, wherein the resource blocks are allocated based on profiles associated with each CNU, and wherein the profiles indicate bit loading capacities associated with each CNU. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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