ACCESS EQUIPMENT THAT RUNS ETHERNET PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (PON) OR ETHERNET PON OVER COAX NETWORK

摘要

An optical line terminal (OLT) comprising an optical transmitter, and an optical port coupled to the optical transmitter, wherein the optical port is configured to couple to a hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) node via an optical fiber, and wherein the optical transmitter is configured to transmit analog signals to the HFC node via the optical fiber. Also included is a coaxial line terminal (CLT) comprising an electrical transmitter, and an electrical port coupled to the electrical transmitter, wherein the electrical port is configured to couple to a coaxial network unit (CNU) via an electrical cable, and wherein the electrical transmitter is configured to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals to the CNU via the electrical cable.