OLT POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
An optical line terminal that includes an activation mechanism.
1 . A node comprising:
(a) an optical line terminal positioned within said node suitable for providing data services for an optical based network;
(b) at least one of a remote physical device and a remote macphy device positioned within said node for providing data services to a DOCSIS based network;
(c) a power management controller electrically interconnected with said optical line terminal and said at least one of a remote physical device and a remote macphy device which modifies the power usage of said optical line terminal and said at least one of a remote physical device and a remote macphy device based upon available power.
2 . The node of claim 1 further comprising an active analog component interconnected to at least one of said optical line terminal and said at least one of a remote physical device and a remote macphy device.
3 . The node of claim 1 further comprising a passive component interconnected to at least one of said optical line terminal and said at least one of a remote physical device and a remote macphy device.
4 . The node of claim 2 wherein said active analog component is interconnected with said power management controller.
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