Passive optical network communication method, apparatus, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11063783-B2
Application number	US-201916413811-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 16, 2019
Priority date	Nov 17, 2016
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

A passive optical network communication method, including receiving an Ethernet packet carrying an optical network unit identifier, determining a correspondence between the optical network unit identifier and an optical network unit type according to the optical network unit identifier, determining that an optical network unit that receives the Ethernet packet is a first type of optical network unit, where the optical network unit type includes the first and second type of optical network unit, and a packet receiving rate of the first type is different from that of the second type, determining a correspondence between the optical network unit type and a channel according to the first type, determining a channel corresponding to the first type, encapsulating the Ethernet packet into a gigabit-capable passive optical network encapsulation method (GEM) frame, and sending the GEM frame to the first type of optical network unit using the determined channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A passive optical network communication method, comprising:
receiving, by an optical line terminal (OLT), an Ethernet packet, wherein the Ethernet packet carries an optical network unit identifier;
determining, by the OLT, a correspondence between the optical network unit identifier and an optical network unit type according to the optical network unit identifier, and determining that an optical network unit that receives the Ethernet packet is a first type of optical network unit, wherein the optical network unit type comprises the first type of optical network unit and a second type of optical network unit, and wherein a packet receiving rate of the first type of optical network unit is different from a packet receiving rate of the second type of optical network unit;
determining, by the OLT, a correspondence between the optical network unit type and a channel according to the first type of optical network unit and further according to a type of a service flow carried in the Ethernet packet, and determining a first channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit;
encapsulating, by the OLT, the Ethernet packet into a gigabit-capable passive optical network (GPON) encapsulation method (GEM) frame, wherein the encapsulating the Ethernet packet into the GEM frame comprises mapping, to a low bit of an output level, a bit that is output by the first channel, or mapping, to a high bit of an output level, a bit that is output by the second channel; and
sending the GEM frame using the first channel.

2. The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the correspondence between the optical network unit type and the channel according to the first type of optical network unit, and determining the first channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit comprises:
determining a first correspondence table based on the first type of optical network unit, and determining that the channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit is a first channel, wherein the first correspondence table comprises a correspondence between the first type of optical network unit and the first channel.

3. The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the correspondence between the optical network unit type and the channel according to the first type of optical network unit, and determining the first channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit comprises:
determining a second correspondence table according to the first type of optical network unit and the type of the service flow carried in the Ethernet packet, and determining that the channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit is a first channel or a second channel, wherein the second correspondence table comprises a correspondence between an optical network unit type, the type of a service flow, and the channel.

4. The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the correspondence between the optical network unit type and the channel according to the first type of optical network unit, and determining the first channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit comprises:
determining, according to the first type of optical network unit and an idle state of a channel, that the channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit is a first channel or a second channel.

5. The communication method according to claim 4 , wherein the determining, according to the first type of optical network unit and the idle state of a channel, that the channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit is the first channel or the second channel comprises:
determining, in response to the first channel being idle, that the first channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit is the first channel;
determining, in response to the second channel being idle, that the first channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit is the second channel; or
determining, in response to both the first channel and the second channel being idle, that the first channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit is the first channel.

6. The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the optical network unit identifier comprises at least one of an optical network unit (ONU) identifier (ONU-ID), a Media Access Control (MAC) address, a logical link identifier, or a serial number.

7. An optical line terminal, comprising:
a receiving unit, configured to receive an Ethernet packet, wherein the Ethernet packet carries an optical network unit identifier;
one or more processors; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including instructions to:
determine a correspondence between the optical network unit identifier and an optical network unit type according the optical network unit identifier, and determine that an optical network unit that receives the Ethernet packet is a first type of optical network unit, wherein the optical network unit type comprises the first type of optical network unit and a second type of optical network unit, and wherein a packet receiving rate of the first type of optical network unit is different from a packet receiving rate of the second type of optical network unit;
determine a correspondence between the optical network unit type and a channel according to the first type of optical network unit and further according to a type of a service flow carried in the Ethernet packet, and determine a first channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit;
encapsulate the Ethernet packet into a gigabit-capable passive optical network (GPON) encapsulation method (GEM) frame, wherein the instructions to encapsulate the Ethernet packet into the GEM frame include instructions to map, to a low bit of an output level, a bit that is output by the first channel, or map, to a high bit of an output level, a bit that is output by the second channel; and
send the GEM frame on the first channel.

8. The optical line terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the instructions to determine the correspondence between the optical network unit type and the channel according to the first type of optical network unit, and determine the first channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit include instructions to determine a first correspondence table based on the first type of optical network unit, to determine that the channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit is a first channel, and wherein the first correspondence table comprises a correspondence between the first type of optical network unit and the first channel.

9. The optical line terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the instructions to determine the correspondence between the optical network unit type and the channel according to the first type of optical network unit, and determine the first channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit include instructions to determine a second correspondence table according to the first type of optical network unit and the type of the service flow carried in the Ethernet packet, and determine that the first channel corresponding to the first type of optical network unit is a first channel or a second channel, wherein the second correspondence table comprises a correspondence between an optical network unit type, the type of the service flow, and the channel.

10. The optical line terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the instructions to determine the correspondence between the optical network unit type and the channel accord

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Peng Guikai
• Lin Huafeng
• Nie Shiwei
• Wu Xuming
• Fang Liming
• Dong Yinghua

Classifications

• H04Q11/0067 Primary

  Provisions for optical access or distribution networks, e.g. Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GE-PON), ATM-based Passive Optical Network (A-PON), PON-Ring · CPC title

• H04Q2011/0086

  Network resource allocation, dimensioning or optimisation · CPC title

• H04L12/4633 Primary

  Interconnection of networks using encapsulation techniques, e.g. tunneling · CPC title

• H04B10/271

  Combination of different networks, e.g. star and ring configuration in the same network or two ring networks interconnected · CPC title

• H04J14/0223

  Conversion to or from optical TDM · CPC title