Patents by Inventor Liquan Yuan

Liquan Yuan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210352387
    Abstract: Provided are a ranging method and a communication method for an optical network, an Optical Line Terminal (OLT), an Optical Network Unit (ONU), and an optical network system. The OLT sends a broadcast message to the ONU, the broadcast message being used to indicate an uplink bandwidth allocated to the ONU. The OLT opens a quiet window for the ONU in a predetermined region. The OLT receives an uplink signal sent by the ONU at the quiet window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Dan GENG, Mingsheng LI, Jinsong BEI, Liquan YUAN, Yong GUO
  • Publication number: 20210243510
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method and apparatus for opening a quiet window, and a registration method, apparatus and system. The method for opening a quiet window includes that: a first quiet window is opened when it is determined that the first quiet window needs to be opened, wherein the first quiet window is used for Optical Network Unit (ONU) discovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Weiliang ZHANG, Liquan YUAN
  • Patent number: 11051090
    Abstract: A method and a device for establishing channels for PON are disclosed. The method is applied to an ONU side and comprises: sending, after receiving a registration message sent from an OLT, a message responding to the registration message to the OLT, wherein the message responding to the registration message includes first parameter information for defining self uniqueness or includes combined information composed of self-first parameter information and second parameter information configured by the OLT, and the first parameter information and the combined information is used for defining a binding relationship for establishing multiple channels with the OLT; and completing the establishment of channels according to a channel use command sent from the OLT, wherein the channel use command comprises multiple pieces of channel identification information allocated by the OLT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dan Geng, Weiliang Zhang, Mingsheng Li, Zhuang Ma, Liquan Yuan
  • Patent number: 11026002
    Abstract: Provided are a method for managing an ONU in a passive optical network, an OLT and a system. The method includes determining a first quiet window and a second quiet window, and allocating the first quiet window to an ONU within a first preset distance range and allocating the second quiet window to an ONU within a second preset distance range, where the distance between the optical line terminal (OLT) and the ONU within the first preset distance range is less than the distance between the OLT and the ONU within the second preset distance range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Dan Geng, Bo Yang, Xingang Huang, Zhuang Ma, Liquan Yuan, Weiliang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210050943
    Abstract: Provided is a coding control method in a passive optical network (PON). The method includes acquiring a codeword length N corresponding to a service to be coded; acquiring a matched coding mode corresponding to the codeword length N in a preset table describing a correspondence between codeword length ranges and coding modes; and coding data of the service by using the matched coding mode. Further provided are a coding control apparatus in a PON, a communication device and a storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Zheng LIU, Liuming LU, Yong GUO, Xingang HUANG, Weiliang ZHANG, Liquan YUAN
  • Patent number: 10798472
    Abstract: A data transmission and reception method and device are provided. The data transmission method includes: determining wavelength channels for data to be transmitted according to received wavelength channel information of an optical network unit (ONU); dividing the data to be transmitted in a sequence according to the number of the wavelength channels to obtain data packets; identifying the data packets according to the division sequence to obtain sequence identifiers of the data packets; and encapsulating the data packets into downstream frames of the wavelength channels in a one-to-one correspondence according to the sequence identifiers of the data packets, and transmitting the downstream frames of the wavelength channels separately to the ONU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Geng, Weiliang Zhang, Liquan Yuan, Zhuang Ma
  • Publication number: 20200260164
    Abstract: Provided are a method for managing an ONU in a passive optical network, an OLT and a system. The method includes determining a first quiet window and a second quiet window, and allocating the first quiet window to an ONU within a first preset distance range and allocating the second quiet window to an ONU within a second preset distance range, where the distance between the optical line terminal (OLT) and the ONU within the first preset distance range is less than the distance between the OLT and the ONU within the second preset distance range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Dan GENG, Bo YANG, Xingang HUANG, Zhuang MA, Liquan YUAN, Weiliang ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10659185
    Abstract: A PON architecture, a method for realizing data transmission with the PON architecture and an optical network device are provided. The PON architecture includes an optical line terminal (OLT) supporting multiple channels, and one or more optical network units (ONUs) supporting one or more channels under a same optical distribution network (ODN). The OLT/ONU is configured to acquire the number of channels and/or corresponding channels supported for transmitting data and transmittable states of the supported channels, distribute the data to be transmitted to one or more supported channels for transmitting, the data is preferentially transmitted on a channel with an earliest transmittable start time point, and transmission end time points of channels for transmitting the data are similar or data transmissions end at a transmittable end time point. The ONU/OLT is configured to receive data on channels supported by ONU/OLT itself and reassemble the data accordingly based on transmission rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weiliang Zhang, Liquan Yuan
  • Publication number: 20200029138
    Abstract: A method and a device for establishing channels for PON are disclosed. The method is applied to an ONU side and comprises: sending, after receiving a registration message sent from an OLT, a message responding to the registration message to the OLT, wherein the message responding to the registration message includes first parameter information for defining self uniqueness or includes combined information composed of self-first parameter information and second parameter information configured by the OLT, and the first parameter information and the combined information is used for defining a binding relationship for establishing multiple channels with the OLT; and completing the establishment of channels according to a channel use command sent from the OLT, wherein the channel use command comprises multiple pieces of channel identification information allocated by the OLT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Dan GENG, Weiliang ZHANG, Mingsheng LI, Zhuang MA, Liquan YUAN
  • Patent number: 10530517
    Abstract: A channel adjustment method, apparatus and system. The method includes: an optical line terminal (OLT) receives a channel bonding capability parameter reported by an optical network unit (ONU) and supported by the ONU; the OLT determines a channel bonding capability parameter of a to-be-bonded channel of the ONU according to the channel bonding capability parameter, a serving application of the ONU and/or a data transmission state; and the OLT sends, to the ONU, first bonding control information carrying the channel bonding capability parameter of the to-be-bonded channel of the ONU and used for instructing the ONU to adjust the bonded channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Liquan Yuan, Weiliang Zhang, Xingang Huang
  • Patent number: 10455302
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and apparatus for adjusting wavelength for an Optical Line Terminal/Optical Network Unit (OLT/ONU). The method for adjusting wavelength for an OLT includes that: a source OLT sends an adjustment notification message to a target OLT, wherein the adjustment notification message is used for indicating that an ONU is to be adjusted into a Time-Wavelength Division Multiplexing Channel (TWDM CH) of the target OLT; and the source OLT receives an adjustment acknowledgement message provided by the target OLT, wherein the adjustment acknowledgement message is used for indicating that an adjustment process of the ONU has been completed. By means of the technical solution provided in the disclosure, an ONU of a source OLT can still work normally after being switched to a channel of a target OLT, thereby achieving the effect that the continuity of a service between the OLT and the ONU may be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dezhi Zhang, Liquan Yuan, Weiliang Zhang, Dan Geng
  • Publication number: 20190313169
    Abstract: A data transmission and reception method and device are provided. The data transmission method includes: determining wavelength channels for data to be transmitted according to received wavelength channel information of an optical network unit (ONU); dividing the data to be transmitted in a sequence according to the number of the wavelength channels to obtain data packets; identifying the data packets according to the division sequence to obtain sequence identifiers of the data packets; and encapsulating the data packets into downstream frames of the wavelength channels in a one-to-one correspondence according to the sequence identifiers of the data packets, and transmitting the downstream frames of the wavelength channels separately to the ONU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Dan GENG, Weiliang ZHANG, Liquan YUAN, Zhuang MA
  • Publication number: 20190140763
    Abstract: A channel adjustment method, apparatus and system. The method includes: an optical line terminal (OLT) receives a channel binding capability parameter reported by an optical network unit (ONU) and supported by the ONU; the OLT determines a channel binding capability parameter of a to-be-bound channel of the ONU according to the channel binding capability parameter, a serving application of the ONU and/or a data transmission state; and the OLT sends, to the ONU, first binding control information carrying the channel binding capability parameter of the to-be-bound channel of the ONU and used for instructing the ONU to adjust the bound channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: LIQUAN YUAN, WEILIANG ZHANG, XINGANG HUANG
  • Publication number: 20190068310
    Abstract: A PON architecture, a method for realizing data transmission with the PON architecture and an optical network device are provided. The PON architecture includes an optical line terminal (OLT) supporting multiple channels, and one or more optical network units (ONUs) supporting one or more channels under a same optical distribution network (ODN). The OLT/ONU is configured to acquire the number of channels and/or corresponding channels supported for transmitting data and transmittable states of the supported channels, distribute the data to be transmitted to one or more supported channels for transmitting, the data is preferentially transmitted on a channel with an earliest transmittable start time point, and transmission end time points of channels for transmitting the data are similar or data transmissions end at a transmittable end time point. The ONU/OLT is configured to receive data on channels supported by ONU/OLT itself and reassemble the data accordingly based on transmission rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Weiliang ZHANG, Liquan YUAN
  • Patent number: 10142118
    Abstract: Techniques for unified optical network unit power management in a passive optical network include operating an optical network unit (ONU) in a first state in which a transmitter of the ONU is turned off and a receiver of the ONU is turned on, operating the ONU in a second state in which both the transmitter and the receiver are turned off, and transitioning the ONU directly between the first state and the second state, based on a power management rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: ZTE Corporation, ZTE (USA) Inc.
    Inventors: Denis Andreyevich Khotimsky, LiQuan Yuan, DeZhi Zhang
  • Patent number: 10063411
    Abstract: A multi-wavelength passive optical network (MW-PON) includes an optical distribution network (ODN), a plurality of optical line terminations (OLTs) and an optical network unit (ONU). The ODN includes a trunk fiber, one or more branching elements, and a plurality of distribution fibers. Each OLT is associated with an individual bi-directional wavelength channel using a corresponding single downstream wavelength and a corresponding single upstream wavelength, and supporting a specific downstream line rate and one or more distinct upstream line rates. The ONU is communicatively coupled to a respective distribution fiber, being tunable over a specific range of downstream wavelengths and a specific range of upstream wavelengths, and supporting a specific downstream line rate and a specific upstream line rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignees: ZTE Corporation, ZTE (USA) Inc.
    Inventors: Denis Andreyevich Khotimsky, Dan Geng, DeZhi Zhang, LiQuan Yuan
  • Patent number: 10027405
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and device for channel switching, an Optical Network Unit (ONU) and a system for Time Wavelength Division Multiplexing (TWDM). The method for channel switching includes that: an ONU acquires channel information of a first TWDM channel, wherein the channel information of the first TWDM channel is used for indicating an uplink wavelength and/or downlink wavelength of the first TWDM channel; and the ONU tunes the uplink wavelength and/or downlink wavelength of the ONU into the uplink wavelength and/or downlink wavelength of the first TWDM channel according to the channel information of the first TWDM channel. By means of the present disclosure, the problem of high cost caused by specially building a standby channel for each TWDM channel in a system for TWDM Passive Optical Network (PON) to provide service protection is solved, and the cost of deploying the TWDM PON system is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dan Geng, Weiliang Zhang, Liquan Yuan, Dezhi Zhang
  • Patent number: 9998298
    Abstract: Disclosed is a data transmission method. When it is determined that a transmitting end device and a receiving end device both support a link binding capability, a binding group is established; when data is selected to be transmitted by a binding link in the binding group, the data to be transmitted is encapsulated according to a binding data format and is transmitted through the binding link; and when data is selected to be transmitted by a non-binding link, the data to be transmitted is encapsulated according to a common data format and is transmitted through the non-binding link. Also disclosed are a data transmission apparatus and a computer storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qiongwen Liang, Lin Wang, Liquan Yuan, Weiliang Zhang, Junjian Zhang
  • Patent number: 9900099
    Abstract: Disclosed is method for scheduling a data message in a Passive Optical Network (PON) and Ethernet Over Cable (EOC) networking, which may include: an Optical Coax Unit (OCU) allocating a coaxial side Logical Link Identifier (LLID) for a Coaxial Network Unit (CNU) which accessed the OCU, and acquiring an optical network side LLID allocated for the OCU by an Optical Line Terminal (OLT); and establishing a mapping relationship between the coaxial side LLID and the optical network side LLID, and scheduling a data message of the CNU according to the mapping relationship. Also disclosed are a system for scheduling a data message in a PON and EOC networking and a related device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Meiyan Zang, Liquan Yuan
  • Publication number: 20180048477
    Abstract: Techniques for unified optical network unit power management in a passive optical network include operating an optical network unit (ONU) in a first state in which a transmitter of the ONU is turned off and a receiver of the ONU is turned on, operating the ONU in a second state in which both the transmitter and the receiver are turned off, and transitioning the ONU directly between the first state and the second state, based on a power management rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Denis Andreyevich Khotimsky, LiQuan Yuan, DeZhi Zhang