Reverse power supply method and reverse powering equipment and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10091364-B2
Application number	US-201615061339-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2016
Priority date	Sep 5, 2013
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

Reverse powering equipment includes: a power supply module, configured to supply power resources to a distribution point unit by using a line; a switch, configured to control whether the power supply module supplies power; a line test module, configured to: when the switch is opened and the power supply module does not supply power, test whether a user terminal is connected to the line; and a system control module, configured to send an alarm signal when the line test module determines that a user terminal exists on the line, and after a user disconnects the user terminal, control the switch to be closed and the power supply module to supply power. The reverse powering equipment can prevent the user terminal from being damaged.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. Reverse powering equipment for use when a reverse power supply is provided to a distribution point unit in a fiber to the distribution point network environment, the reverse powering equipment comprising:
a line, a power supply module, a switch, a line test module, and a system control module, wherein:
the line is configured to connect the reverse powering equipment and the distribution point unit, the switch has an end connected to the line, an end connected to the system control module, and an end connected to the power supply module, the power supply module has an end connected to the switch, and the line test module has an end connected to the line and an end connected to the system control module;
the power supply module is configured to supply power to the distribution point unit by using the line;
the switch is configured to control whether the power supply module supplies power;
the line test module is configured to: when the switch is opened and the power supply module does not supply power, test whether a user terminal is connected to the line; and
the system control module is configured to send an alarm signal when the line test module determines that a user terminal exists on the line, and after a user disconnects the user terminal, control the switch to be closed and the power supply module to supply power.

2. The reverse powering equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the system control module is further configured to:
when the line test module determines that no user terminal exists on the line, control the switch to be closed and the power supply module to supply power.

3. The reverse powering equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the reverse powering equipment further comprises:
a ringing current test module, configured to: when the line test module determines that no user terminal exists on the line, send a ringing current signal on the line.

4. The reverse powering equipment according to claim 3 , wherein the system control module is further configured to:
when no response to the ringing current signal sent by the ringing current test module is obtained, control the switch to be closed and the power supply module to supply power.

5. The reverse powering equipment according to claim 3 , wherein the system control module is further configured to:
when a response to the ringing current signal sent by the ringing current test module is obtained, after the user disconnects the user terminal, control the switch to be closed and the power supply module to supply power.

6. The reverse powering equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the reverse powering equipment further comprises:
a remote switch control module, configured to control the distribution point unit to obtain power from the line.

7. A reverse power supply method for use in a reverse power supply system, wherein the reverse power supply system comprises reverse powering equipment electrically connected to a distribution point unit by using a line, the method comprising:
sending, by the reverse powering equipment, an alarm signal when the reverse powering equipment determines that a user terminal exists on the line;
skipping, by the reverse powering equipment, performing power supply; and
performing, by the reverse powering equipment, power supply on the line when the reverse powering equipment determines that no user terminal exists on the line.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein performing, by the reverse powering equipment, power supply on the line when the reverse powering equipment determines that no user terminal exists on the line comprises:
when the reverse powering equipment detects that no user terminal exists on the line, sending, by the reverse powering equipment, a ringing current signal on the line; and
when no response to the ringing current signal sent by the reverse powering equipment is obtained, performing, by the reverse powering equipment, power supply.

9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
when a response to the ringing current signal sent by the reverse powering equipment is obtained, skipping, by the reverse powering equipment, performing power supply, and after a user disconnects the user terminal, performing, by the reverse powering equipment, power supply.

10. A reverse power supply system, comprising:
reverse powering equipment comprising a first switch, a power supply module, a system control module, a remote switch control module, a line detection module, and a ringing current detection module;
a distribution point unit comprising a second switch, a power obtaining module, a service module, and a switch power-on control circuit, wherein the reverse powering equipment is connected to the distribution point unit by using a line, wherein:
the power supply module is configured to supply power resources to the distribution point unit by using the line, and
the first switch is configured to control whether the power supply module supplies power;

a line test module configured to: when the switch is opened and the power supply module does not supply power, test whether a user terminal is connected to the line;
wherein the system control module is configured to send an alarm signal when the line test module determines that a user terminal exists on the line, and after a user disconnects the user terminal, control the switch to be closed and the power supply module to supply power; and
wherein the second switch is configured to control the power obtaining module to obtain power from the line, the service module is configured to implement a service function of the distribution point unit, the switch power-on control circuit is configured to control the second switch to be closed or opened, and the switch power-on control circuit is controlled by the remote switch control module of the reverse powering equipment.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Gao Xingguo
• Li Dong

Classifications

• H04B10/0775

  Performance monitoring and measurement of transmission parameters · CPC title

• H04M3/30

  for subscriber's lines {, for the local loop} · CPC title

• H04M19/08 Primary

  with current supply sources at the substations (generating ringing current H04M19/04) · CPC title

• H04B10/807

  Optical power feeding, i.e. transmitting power using an optical signal · CPC title

• H04M19/04

  the ringing-current being generated at the substations · CPC title