Optical network unit and PoE power supply system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12081349-B2
Application number	US-202217937038-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2022
Priority date	Apr 3, 2020
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

Abstract

Embodiments of this application disclose an optical network unit and a PoE power supply system. The optical network unit in embodiments of this application includes a conductive connection terminal, a switch module, a network transformer, a first voltage conversion module, and a network interface connector. The conductive connection terminal is configured to be connected to a power over Ethernet PoE power supply device, and the conductive connection terminal is connected to the network transformer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical network unit, comprising:
a switch;
a first voltage converter;
a conductive connection terminal, configured to be connected to a power over Ethernet (PoE) power supply device, the conductive connection terminal comprising a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
a network transformer, separately connected to the positive terminal of the conductive connection terminal and the negative terminal of the conductive connection terminal; and
a network interface connector connected to the network transformer, wherein the network interface connector is configured to be connected to a PoE terminal device;
wherein the conductive connection terminal is further connected to the first voltage converter using the switch; and
wherein the switch is configured in a manner that:
before a handshake between the PoE power supply device and the PoE terminal device is completed, the switch is in an open state; and
after the handshake between the PoE power supply device and the PoE terminal device is completed, the switch is in a closed state.

2. The optical network unit according to claim 1 , wherein the switch comprises a first resistor, a second resistor, and a switching transistor, and wherein:
a first terminal of the first resistor is connected to the positive terminal, a second terminal of the first resistor is connected to a first terminal of the second resistor, and a second terminal of the second resistor is connected to the negative terminal;
a first electrode of the switching transistor is connected to the negative terminal of the conductive connection terminal, a second electrode of the switching transistor is connected to a first terminal of the first voltage converter, and a control electrode of the switching transistor is connected to the second terminal of the first resistor;
a second terminal of the first voltage converter is connected to the positive terminal; and
wherein the switch is configured in a manner that:
before the handshake between the PoE power supply device and the PoE terminal device is completed, a voltage of the control electrode of the switching transistor is less than a threshold voltage; and
after the handshake between the PoE power supply device and the PoE terminal device is completed, the voltage of the control electrode of the switching transistor is greater than or equal to the threshold voltage.

3. The optical network unit according to claim 2 , wherein the optical network unit further comprises a controller, and wherein:
a first terminal of the controller is connected to a third terminal of the first voltage converter; and
a second terminal of the controller is connected to the control electrode of the switching transistor, and is configured to control, when the PoE terminal device is powered off, the voltage of the control electrode of the switching transistor to be less than the threshold voltage.

4. The optical network unit according to claim 3 , wherein the optical network unit further comprises a sampling circuit and a second voltage converter, and wherein:
a first terminal of the second voltage converter is connected to the second electrode of the switching transistor, a second terminal of the second voltage converter is connected to the positive terminal, and a third terminal of the second voltage converter is connected to a first terminal of the sampling circuit;
a second terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the positive terminal of the conductive connection terminal or the negative terminal of the conductive connection terminal, and a third terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the network transformer; and
a third terminal of the controller is connected to a fourth terminal of the sampling circuit, and is configured to determine, based on a signal at the fourth terminal of the sampling circuit, that the PoE terminal device is powered off.

5. The optical network unit according to claim 4 , wherein the sampling circuit comprises a sampling resistor and a sampling subcircuit;
a first terminal of the sampling resistor is connected to the positive terminal of the conductive connection terminal or the negative terminal of the conductive connection terminal, and a second terminal of the sampling resistor is connected to the network transformer;
a first terminal of the sampling subcircuit is connected to the first terminal of the sampling resistor, and a second terminal of the sampling subcircuit is connected to the second terminal of the sampling resistor;
a third terminal of the sampling subcircuit is connected to the third terminal of the second voltage converter;
a fourth terminal of the sampling subcircuit is connected to the third terminal of the controller; and
the controller is configured to determine, based on a signal at the fourth terminal of the sampling subcircuit, that the PoE terminal device is powered off.

6. The optical network unit according to claim 3 , wherein the optical network unit further comprises an energy storage circuit; and
wherein a first terminal of the energy storage circuit is connected to the second terminal of the controller, and a second terminal of the energy storage circuit is grounded.

7. The optical network unit according to claim 1 , wherein the optical network unit further comprises a controller and an optical-to-electrical converter, and wherein:
the optical-to-electrical converter is configured to be connected to an optical line terminal;
the optical-to-electrical converter is connected to the controller;
the controller is connected to the network transformer; and
the first voltage converter is connected to the controller.

8. A power over Ethernet (POE) power supply system, comprising:
a PoE power supply device; and
an optical network unit, comprising:
a switch;
a first voltage converter;
a conductive connection terminal, configured to be connected to the PoE power supply device, the conductive connection terminal comprising a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
a network transformer, separately connected to the positive terminal of the conductive connection terminal and the negative terminal of the conductive connection terminal; and
a network interface connector connected to the network transformer, wherein the network interface connector is configured to be connected to a PoE terminal device;

wherein the conductive connection terminal is further connected to the first voltage converter using the switch;
wherein the switch is configured in a manner that:
before a handshake between the PoE power supply device and the PoE terminal device is completed, the switch is in an open state; and
after the handshake between the PoE power supply device and the PoE terminal device is completed, the switch is in a closed state.

9. The PoE power supply system according to claim 8 , wherein the PoE power supply system further comprises an optical line terminal; and
the optical line terminal is connected to an optical-to-electrical converter in the optical network unit.

10. The PoE power supply system according to claim 9 , wherein the optical line terminal is connected to an input terminal of the PoE power supply device using an optical fiber;
an output terminal of the PoE power supply device is connected to the optical network unit by using a photoelectric hybrid cable;
an optical fiber in the photoelectric hybrid cable is connected to the optical-to-electrical converter in the optical network unit; and
a cable in the photoelectric hybrid cable is connected to the conductive connection terminal in the optical network unit.

11. The PoE power supply system according to claim 8 , wherein the switch comprises a firs

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Jinbo
• Wang Zelin
• Zeng Xiaofei

Classifications

• G06F1/3203

  Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode · CPC title

• H04Q2213/1308

  Power supply · CPC title

• H04Q11/0067

  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

• H04Q2213/1301

  Optical transmission, optical switches · CPC title

• H04Q2213/13389

  LAN, internet · CPC title