This application claims priority of Taiwan application No. 109122809 filed on Jul. 6, 2020, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present application relates to an optical network method; in particular, to an optical network method for controlling a laser module and device of the same.
The uplink transmission of a passive optical network (PON) system uses a time-division multiplexing mechanism, in which the optical line terminal (OLT) assigns different optical network units (ONUs) at different times to occupy the fiber to transmit the uplink data; at this time, the remaining ONUs cannot transmit signals; otherwise, it will cause interference. In the current PON system, only the OLT can control whether the transmitting terminal of the ONU enters the power-saving mode, and if the OLT does not support this function, the power consumption of the ONU cannot be reduced.
Some embodiments of the present disclosure provides an optical network method, including: receiving uplink burst time assignment information from a far end; and enabling or disabling a laser module of a local end according to the uplink burst time assignment information.
Some embodiments of the present disclosure provides an optical network device, configured to control a laser module at a local end, wherein the optical network device includes: a storage unit, configured to store uplink burst time assignment information received from a far end; and a control unit, configured to enable or disable the laser module according to the uplink burst time assignment information.
The above mentioned method and device can reduce the power consumption of the ONU without affecting the performance.
The present application discloses a method and a related system that allow the optical network unit (ONU) in a passive optical network (PON) to actively determines whether to turn off the laser module regardless whether the optical line terminal (OLT) supports the power-saving mode. In this way, the power consumption of the ONU can be reduced.
Each of the plurality of ONUs 110b, 110c, . . . has the same function and structure, and hence, the ONU 110a is taken as an example. The ONU 110a includes an optical network device 100 and a laser module 112. When the ONU 110a receives the uplink burst time assignment information, it stores the same in a storage unit 104, so that the control unit 102 can generate a signal BEN for controlling the opening and closing of the mask of the laser module 112, and generate a signal TXDS for enabling or disabling the laser module 112, according to the uplink burst time assignment information. Specifically, when the mask of the laser module 112 is closed, the light signal emitted by the laser module 112 would be shielded and the OLT 140 cannot receive the light signal. Further, the power consumption of the laser module 112 that is disabled is far less than the power consumption of the laser module 112 that is enabled.
Specifically, the uplink burst time assignment information records a plurality of time points that the OLT 140 assigns to the plurality of ONUs 110a, 110b, 110c, . . . regarding the time for carrying out the uplink burst transmission; hence, when the ONU 110a receives the uplink burst time assignment information, it will store start time and end time of a plurality of uplink bursts assigned to the ONU 110a in the storage unit 104; such as the start time and end time of a first burst, the start time and end time of a second burst, the start time and end time of a third burst, and so on. The control unit 102 will read the start time and end time of the two bursts to be transmitted at the most recent time points, wherein the start time and the end time of the first burst to be transmitted are set as ST1 and ET1, respectively; and the start time and the end time of the burst to be transmitted next to the first burst are set as ST2 and ET2, respectively.
The signal BEN of the control unit 102 controls the mask of the laser module 112 so that the mask opens between ST1 and ET1, closes between ET1 and ST2, and then opens between ST2 and ET2; in this way, the uplink burst can be seen by the OLT 140. In the meantime, the masks of the laser modules in the other ONUs (like ONUs 110b, 110c, . . . ) other than the ONU 110a will close in accordance with the uplink burst time assignment information, so as to prevent unwanted signals from entering the splitter 130 and interfering the uplink burst of the ONU 110a.
However, because after the laser module 112 is enabled from the disabled state, it still needs a certain switch-on time before it operates normally; hence, the signal TXDS of the control unit 102 cannot enable or disable the laser module 112 in the same way as the signal BEN. In the present embodiment, the optical network device 100 further includes another storage unit 106, which is configured to records the specific time TS, wherein the user may pre-determined the specific time TS according to the characteristics of the laser module 112 under the control of the optical network device 100; for example, the specific time TS may be set as the switch-on time of the laser module 112 under the control of the optical network device 100. For instance, when the laser module 112 in the ONU 110a is replaced with a laser module of a different brand, one should confirm whether the specific time TS recorded by the storage unit 106 shall be reset to another value. The user may also periodically confirm whether the specific time TS recorded by the storage unit 106 shall be reset according to the aging condition of the laser module 112.
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When the current time CT comes to ST2-TS, since there is only a specific time TS left from the start time of the next burst, the laser module 112 should be enabled. Hence, the process proceeds to Step 212, in which the TXDS is set as 0, so as to enable the laser module 112. The process then proceeds to Step 214 and wait until the current time CT reaches the ST2. Next, the process proceeds to Step 216 to update the ST1, ET1, ST2 and ET2 of the control unit 102, wherein the T3 is set as the ST1, the T4 is set as the ET1, and the storage unit 104 is read to obtain the start time and end time of the burst thereafter, which are set as the ST2 and ET2, respectively, and then the process returns to Step 202.
Table 1 summarizes the time ratio (TXDS time ratio) at which the laser module 112 enters the disabled state under the control of the optical fiber network device 100 when the PON system of the present application is under different uplink bit-rates. It should be noted that the data in Table 1 is obtained when the OLT 140 does not perform the power-saving control on the laser module 112. As can be seen from Table 1, the lower the uplink transmission rate, the more time the laser module 112 get to be disabled.
Therefore, when the ONUs 110a, 110b, 110c of the present application are configured in an OLT 140 that does not support or does not turn on the power-saving function, the laser module 112 can be actively enabled or disabled to reduce power consumption. If the OLT 140 supports and enables the power-saving function, the ONUs 110a, 110b, and 110c of this application can further reduce the power consumption.
The foregoing outlines features of several embodiments so that those skilled in the art may better understand various aspects of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art should appreciate that they may readily use the present disclosure as a basis for designing or modifying other processes and structures for carrying out the same purposes and/or achieving the same advantages of embodiments introduced herein. It should be understood that the steps mentioned in the flowchart of the method of the present application can be adjusted in accordance with the actual needs except for those whose sequences are specifically stated, and can even be executed simultaneously or partially simultaneously. In addition, the above-mentioned modules or method steps can be implemented by hardware, software or firmware according to the designer's needs. Those skilled in the art should also realize that such equivalent embodiments still fall within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and they may make various changes, substitutions, and alterations thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
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