Abstract
Proposed herein are techniques that enable the propagation of an event from a passive optical networking (PON) segment to an Ethernet segment through the use of a link level protocol (e.g., Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)). During operation for a PON deployment, when a PON Media Access Control (MAC) layer component takes over a PON link as a new active link, an event can be sent to the far end provider edge (PE) of the Ethernet overlay circuit to enable a path switch from an earlier active path to the protect path. Thus, the proposed techniques may enable fast end-to-end convergence for user data traffic in the downstream direction.
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Recommended Citation
Kumar, Manoj and Selvam, G T Nadiyan, "TECHNIQUES TO FACILITATE FAST LINK PROTECTION SWITCH CONVERGENCE FOR ROUTED PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKING (PON) NETWORKS", Technical Disclosure Commons, (May 18, 2025)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/8135