Programmable small form-factor pluggable module
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1. A system to perform one or more service assurance and management functionalities in a network comprising:
- a small form factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceiver located at a network node, the SFP optical transceiver comprising an optical transmitter and an optical receiver;
a programmable signal processing module coupled with the SFP optical transceiver;
the SFP optical transceiver, the programmable signal processing module, a discoverer and a remote station coupled to the network;
the SFP optical transceiver further comprising a power converter to power the programmable signal processing module;
the discoverer discovering the programmable signal processing module in the network;
the remote station programming the programmable signal processing module, after the programmable signal processing module is discovered without requiring changes to the software on the network node, to perform the one or more service assurance and management functionalities in the network; and
the programmable signal processing module enabling the programming by the remote station by;
collecting and assembling a plurality of configuration packets sent by the remote station into binary files;
checking the integrity of the binary files; and
reprogramming the programmable signal processing module with a subset of the one or more service and assurance functionalities selected based on a configuration of the programmable signal processing module, the configuration selected to require no more than a predetermined power consumption of the SFP optical transceiver and increase load efficiency.
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Abstract
A small form factor pluggable (“SFP”) transceiver for use in a communications network includes a transmitter adapted to be coupled to the network for supplying signals to the network, a receiver adapted to be coupled to the network for receiving signals from the network, and a programmable signal processing module coupled to the transmitter and the receiver and adapted to be programmed from a remote station coupled to the network. The module can be programmed to perform at least one service or management function on the network.
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21 Claims
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1. A system to perform one or more service assurance and management functionalities in a network comprising:
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a small form factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceiver located at a network node, the SFP optical transceiver comprising an optical transmitter and an optical receiver; a programmable signal processing module coupled with the SFP optical transceiver; the SFP optical transceiver, the programmable signal processing module, a discoverer and a remote station coupled to the network; the SFP optical transceiver further comprising a power converter to power the programmable signal processing module; the discoverer discovering the programmable signal processing module in the network; the remote station programming the programmable signal processing module, after the programmable signal processing module is discovered without requiring changes to the software on the network node, to perform the one or more service assurance and management functionalities in the network; and the programmable signal processing module enabling the programming by the remote station by; collecting and assembling a plurality of configuration packets sent by the remote station into binary files; checking the integrity of the binary files; and reprogramming the programmable signal processing module with a subset of the one or more service and assurance functionalities selected based on a configuration of the programmable signal processing module, the configuration selected to require no more than a predetermined power consumption of the SFP optical transceiver and increase load efficiency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for performing one or more service assurance and management functionalities in a network, the method implemented using a system comprising:
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a small form factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceiver located at a network node, the SFP optical transceiver comprising an optical transmitter and an optical receiver and a power converter, and coupled with a programmable signal processing module powered by the power converter and the network, the programmable signal processing module, a discoverer and a remote station coupled to the network; the method comprising; discovering, by the discoverer, the programmable signal processing module in the network; transmitting, by the discoverer, a management packet to the programmable signal processing module to request loading of firmware or program logic; programming, by the remote station, the programmable signal processing module to perform the one or more service assurance and management functionalities in the network; and enabling, by the programmable signal processing module, the programming by the remote station by; collecting and assembling a plurality of configuration packets sent by the remote station into binary files; checking integrity of the binary files; and reprogramming the programmable signal processing module to perform a subset of the one or more service assurance and management functionalities selected based on a configuration of the programmable signal processing module, the configuration selected to require no more than a predetermined power consumption of the SFP optical transceiver and increase load efficiency. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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