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US 11,101,886 · App. 16/930,053 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Optical network device with abnormal light emission detection

Inventors: Juan Liu (Hsinchu, TW); Lian Cheng (Hsinchu, TW); Hua-Zhen Tian (Hsinchu, TW); Jun Mao (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
H04B10/079H04B10/40
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Patent No.
US 11,101,886
App. No.
16/930,053
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

An optical network device with abnormal light emission detection includes an optical transceiver circuit and a control circuit. The optical transceiver circuit receives a transmission signal. The control circuit enables the optical transceiver circuit according to the transmission signal, so that the optical transceiver circuit outputs an optical signal. The optical transceiver circuit outputs a status signal according to whether or not the optical transceiver circuit outputs the optical signal. The status signal triggers an interrupt system of the control circuit. The interrupt system is provided with a counter to count a light emission duration of the optical transceiver circuit. When the light emission duration is greater than a preset value, the control circuit stops the optical transceiver circuit from outputting the optical signal.

Claims (26)

1. An optical network device with abnormal light emission detection, comprising:

an optical transceiver circuit receiving a transmission signal; and

a control circuit enabling the optical transceiver circuit according to the transmission signal, so that the optical transceiver circuit outputs an optical signal,

wherein the optical transceiver circuit outputs a status signal according to whether or not the optical transceiver circuit outputs the optical signal, the control circuit accumulates a light emission duration according to the status signal, and when the light emission duration is greater than a preset value, the control circuit stops the optical transceiver circuit from outputting the optical signal, wherein when the status signal is converted from a non-light emission status to a light emission status, the control circuit starts to accumulate the light emission duration; and when the status signal is converted from the light emission status to the non-light emission status, the control circuit stops accumulating the light emission duration.

2. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit comprises a counter; when the status signal is converted from the non-light emission status to the light emission status, the counter starts to count the light emission duration; and when the status signal is converted from the light emission status to the non-light emission status, the counter stops counting the light emission duration.

3. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 2 , wherein the counter performs counting according to a clock frequency of the control circuit.

4. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 1 , wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit disables the optical transceiver circuit, so that the optical transceiver circuit stops outputting the optical signal.

5. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 1 , wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit outputs a termination signal, and the optical transceiver circuit stops outputting the optical signal according to the termination signal.

6. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit comprises:

an interrupt circuit receiving the status signal, wherein when the status signal is converted from the non-light emission status to the light emission status, the interrupt circuit generates a light emission interrupt signal; and when the status signal is converted from the light emission status to the non-light emission status, the interrupt circuit generates a non-light emission interrupt signal; and

a processor starting to accumulate the light emission duration according to the light emission interrupt signal and stopping accumulating the light emission duration according to the non-light emission interrupt signal, wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the processor stops the optical transceiver circuit from outputting the optical signal.

7. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 6 , wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit disables the optical transceiver circuit, so that the optical transceiver circuit stops outputting the optical signal.

8. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 6 , wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit outputs a termination signal, and the optical transceiver circuit stops outputting the optical signal according to the termination signal.

9. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 1 , wherein when the status signal is converted from the non-light emission status to the light emission status, the control circuit starts to accumulate the light emission duration; and when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit stops the optical transceiver circuit from outputting the optical signal and stops accumulating the light emission duration.

10. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 9 , wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit disables the optical transceiver circuit, so that the optical transceiver circuit stops outputting the optical signal.

11. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 9 , wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit outputs a termination signal, and the optical transceiver circuit stops outputting the optical signal according to the termination signal.

12. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 9 , wherein the control circuit comprises a counter; when the status signal is converted from the non-light emission status to the light emission status, the counter starts to count the light emission duration; and when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit stops the optical transceiver circuit from outputting the optical signal, and the counter stops counting the light emission duration.

13. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 12 , wherein the counter performs counting according to a clock frequency of the control circuit.

14. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 12 , wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit outputs a termination signal, and the optical transceiver circuit stops outputting the optical signal according to the termination signal.

15. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit comprises:

an interrupt circuit receiving the status signal, wherein when the status signal is converted from the non-light emission status to the light emission status, the interrupt circuit generates a light emission interrupt signal; and

a processor starting to accumulate the light emission duration according to the light emission interrupt signal, wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the processor stops the optical transceiver circuit from outputting the optical signal and stops accumulating the light emission duration.

16. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 15 , wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit disables the optical transceiver circuit, so that the optical transceiver circuit stops outputting the optical signal.

17. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 15 , wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit outputs a termination signal, and the optical transceiver circuit stops outputting the optical signal according to the termination signal.

18. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 1 , wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit disables the optical transceiver circuit, so that the optical transceiver circuit stops outputting the optical signal.

19. The optical network device with abnormal light emission detection according to claim 1 , wherein when the light emission duration is greater than the preset value, the control circuit outputs a termination signal, and the optical transceiver circuit stops outputting the optical signal according to the termination signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2020
From: LIU, JUAN; CHENG, LIAN; TIAN, HUA-ZHEN; MAO, JUN
To: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010111286.6 · Feb 24, 2020 · national
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