Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing notification of a power failure

1. A method for notifying an optical line termination (OLT) of a power failure, comprising:

receiving a notification of a power failure from a power supply coupled to an optical network termination (ONT), the notification indicating that a battery backup within the power supply falls below a threshold voltage;

in response to receiving the notification, terminating each power-consuming device or driver on the ONT except a transfer protocol module within the ONT, the transfer protocol module adapted to solely transmit a dying gasp alarm to the OLT;

upon terminating the at least one power-consuming device or driver, receiving power from a dedicated power storage unit dedicated to providing power to the transfer protocol module; and

transmitting, via the transfer protocol module, the dying gasp alarm to the OLT utilizing at least a portion of the power from the dedicated power storage unit, the dying gasp alarm notifying the OLT of the power failure, wherein the battery backup powers the each power-consuming device or driver on the ONT, and the dedicated power storage unit powers only transfer protocol module.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dedicated power storage unit comprises a capacitor.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dying gasp alarm is transmitted to the OLT via a Physical Layer Operations and Maintenance (PLOAM) message.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dying gasp alarm is transmitted to the OLT via an Optical Network Termination Management and Control Interface (OMCI) message.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the power failure comprises at least one of a power outage, a cut electrical cable, a defective power supply, and a dead or near dead backup battery.

6. A system for notifying an optical line termination (OLT) of a power failure, comprising:

a memory for storing a program containing code for notifying OLT of the power failure, comprising;

a processor functionally coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the program and operative to:

receive a notification of a power failure from a power supply coupled to an optical network termination (ONT), the notification indicating that a battery backup within the power supply falls below a threshold voltage;

in response to receiving the notification, terminate each power-consuming device or driver on the ONT except a transfer protocol module within the ONT, the transfer protocol module adapted to solely transmit a dying gasp alarm to the OLT;

upon terminating the each power-consuming device or driver, receive power from a dedicated power storage unit dedicated to providing power to the transfer protocol module; and

transmit, via the transfer protocol module, the dying gasp alarm to the OLT utilizing at least a portion of the power from the dedicated power storage unit, the dying gasp alarm notifying the OLT of the power failure, wherein the battery backup powers the each power-consuming device or driver on the ONT, and the dedicated power storage unit powers only transfer protocol module.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the dedicated power storage unit comprises a capacitor.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the dying gasp alarm is transmitted to the OLT via at least one of a Physical Layer Operations and Maintenance (PLOAM) message and an Optical Network Termination Management and Control Interface (OMCI) message.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the power failure comprises at least one of a power outage, a cut electrical cable, a defective power supply, and a dead or near dead backup battery.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform a method for notifying an optical line termination (OLT) of a power failure, the method comprising:

receiving a notification of a power failure from a power supply coupled to an optical network termination (ONT), the notification indicating that a battery backup within the power supply falls below a threshold voltage;

in response to receiving the notification, terminating each power-consuming device or driver on the ONT including a plain old telephone service (POTS) port, an Ethernet port, and a dial-tone generator except a transfer protocol module within the ONT, the transfer protocol module adapted to solely transmit a dying gasp alarm to the OLT;

upon terminating the each power-consuming device or driver including at least one of a plain old telephone service (POTS) port, receiving power from a dedicated power storage unit dedicated to providing power to the transfer protocol module; and

transmitting, via the transfer protocol module, the dying gasp alarm to the OLT utilizing at least a portion of the power from the dedicated power storage unit, the dying gasp alarm notifying the OLT of the power failure, wherein the battery backup powers the each power-consuming device or driver on the ONT, and the dedicated power storage unit powers only transfer protocol module.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium storage of claim 10 , wherein the dedicated power storage unit comprises a capacitor.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the dying gasp alarm is transmitted to the OLT via a Physical Layer Operations and Maintenance (PLOAM) message.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the dying gasp alarm is transmitted to the OLT via an Optical Network Termination Management and Control Interface (OMCI) message.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the power failure comprises at least one of a power outage, a cut electrical cable, a defective power supply, and a dead or near dead backup battery.