Abstract: Nodes, amplifiers, and taps for an improved hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network and methods for managing signals in an improved HFC network are shown and disclosed. The method may include receiving, at a node, a downstream optical signal in a higher-frequency band and a lower-frequency band separated from the higher-frequency band. The method may additionally include amplifying, at the node, the lower-frequency band by a magnitude different than that of the higher-frequency band. The method may further include combining, at the node, the higher-frequency band and the lower-frequency band into an output signal after the lower-frequency band has been amplified.

Abstract: An interconnection for a cable network-based housing with improved signal integrity.

Abstract: A system including a passive optical network.

Abstract: A system that steers the bandwidth allocation for ONTs based upon temporal usage of bandwidth.

Abstract: A networking system that includes modular transceivers.

Abstract: A system with OLTs having a meshed interconnection.

Abstract: A system with OLTs having a meshed interconnection.

Abstract: An optical line terminal that includes an activation mechanism.

Abstract: A system supporting the daisy chaining of remote optical line terminals.

Abstract: A communication device that includes a tap having an optical network terminal and a termination system to provide data communication between customer premise equipment and an optical line terminal. The termination system includes limited functionality of a CMTS.

Abstract: A communications network that includes an optical line terminal. The optical line terminal may determine if an ONT has degraded data communications connectivity based upon an increased error rate with the optical line terminal. In response to the determining the degraded data communications providing a control signal to the optical network terminals indicating instructing it not to send further data communications to the optical line terminal until directed to do so by the optical line terminal. In response to the determining the degraded data communications providing a failover to a cellular network.

Abstract: A power management system for an optical line terminal.

Abstract: An optical line terminal that includes an activation mechanism.

Abstract: An optical network unit may include a light sensitive unit suitable for receiving NRZ and/or PAM signals effectively. The optical network unit may include a laser transmission unit for providing NRZ and/or PAM signals effectively.

Abstract: A system supporting the daisy chaining of remote optical line terminals.

Abstract: A system supporting the geographically dispersed remote optical line terminals.

Abstract: A system for out of band control for legacy set top boxes in which an out-of-band (OOB) downstream signal containing control information for consumer premises equipment is transmitted to an end-of-line device, which converts it to an upstream OOB signal, then sends the upstream OOB signal in an upstream direction.

Abstract: An optical network unit may include a light sensitive unit suitable for receiving NRZ and/or PAM signals effectively. The optical network unit may include a laser transmission unit for providing NRZ and/or PAM signals effectively.

Abstract: Securing devices are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the securing device includes a base having a first channel. The securing device additionally includes a pair of clamp members received in the first channel. The securing device further includes an actuator member that is received in the first channel and that enables a user to simultaneously move the pair of clamp members toward or away from each other.

Abstract: A PON system that includes an optical line terminal that processes TCP ACK packets in a manner to reduce the bandwidth used.