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System and method for a subscriber-powered network element

  • US 9,515,747 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2011
  • Issued: 12/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An optical network unit for use in a wide area network (WAN), the optical network unit comprising:

  • an optical transceiver for coupling an optical fiber;

    at least one electrical coupling device adapted to separate an electrical power and a subscriber data communication from a combined WAN signal received from a subscriber terminal, anda media access control (MAC) communication device electrically coupled to the optical transceiver and coupled to at least one electrical coupling device, wherein the MAC communication device is adapted for communication with the one or more subscriber terminals and adapted to aggregate subscriber data communications received from one or more subscriber terminals for transmission across the optical fiber.

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