Port detection method, optical network device, and passive optical network system

1. A port detection method, comprising:

receiving, by an optical line terminal (OLT), optical power values that are of optical signals corresponding to all of N wavelengths and that are sent by a first optical network unit (ONU), wherein the N wavelengths are wavelengths of optical signals received by the first ONU, the N wavelengths are different from each other, and N is a positive integer; and

determining, by the OLT based on the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths, information about an optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when N is greater than K, the determining, by the OLT based on the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths, information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU comprises:

when differences between the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise a difference greater than a threshold, determining, by the OLT, K smallest optical power values from the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths, wherein the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise the optical power values of the optical signals that are of all of the N wavelengths and that are received by the first ONU, and K is a positive integer;

determining, by the OLT, optical signal wavelengths that are in a one-to-one correspondence with the K optical power values, to obtain K wavelengths; and

determining, by the OLT based on the K wavelengths, the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein optical signals corresponding to the K wavelengths are transmitted to the first ONU by using an optical distribution network (ODN), at least one optical splitter is disposed in the ODN, reflection points are disposed at a plurality of branch ends of each of the at least one optical splitter, and the reflection point is configured to reflect an optical signal of a first preset wavelength; and

wherein the determining, by the OLT based on the K wavelengths, the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU comprises:

determining, by the OLT, information about at least K reflection points based on the K wavelengths, wherein each of the at least K reflection points reflects an optical signal of one of the K wavelengths; and

determining, by the OLT based on the information about the at least K reflection points, the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein when N is greater than K, the method further comprises:

when none of the differences between the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths is greater than the threshold, determining, by the OLT from at least one preset port of the optical splitter, the port corresponding to the first ONU.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when N is greater than L, the determining, by the OLT based on the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths, information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU comprises:

when differences between the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise a difference greater than a threshold, determining, by the OLT, L largest optical power values from the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths, wherein the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise the optical power values of the optical signals that are of all of the N wavelengths and that are received by the first ONU, and L is a positive integer;

determining, by the OLT, optical signal wavelengths that are in a one-to-one correspondence with the L optical power values, to obtain L wavelengths; and

determining, by the OLT based on the L wavelengths, the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein optical signals corresponding to the L wavelengths are transmitted to the first ONU by using an optical distribution network (ODN), at least one optical splitter is disposed in the ODN, transmittance points are disposed at a plurality of branch ends of each of the at least one optical splitter, and the transmittance point is configured to transmit an optical signal of a second preset wavelength; and

wherein the determining, by the OLT based on the L wavelengths, the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU comprises:

determining, by the OLT, information about at least one transmittance point based on information about the L wavelengths that is fed back by the first ONU, wherein the at least one transmittance point transmits the optical signals corresponding to the L wavelengths; and

determining, by the OLT based on the information about the at least one transmittance point, the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU.

7. A port detection method, comprising:

receiving, by an optical network unit (ONU), optical signals corresponding to all of N wavelengths, wherein the N wavelengths are different from each other, and N is a positive integer;

determining, by the ONU, optical power values of the received optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths;

generating, by the ONU, at least one piece of feedback information based on the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths; and

sending, by the ONU, the at least one piece of feedback information to an optical line terminal (OLT),

wherein the at least one piece of feedback information comprises the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths, K smallest optical power values, K wavelengths corresponding to the K optical power values, L largest optical power values, or L wavelengths corresponding to the L optical power values, and K and L are positive integers not greater than N.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein when N is greater than K, the generating, by the ONU, at least one piece of feedback information based on the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths comprises:

when differences between the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise a difference greater than a threshold, determining, by the ONU, K smallest optical power values from the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths, wherein the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise the optical power values of the optical signals that are of all of the N wavelengths and that are received by the ONU, and K is a positive integer;

determining, by the ONU, optical signal wavelengths that are in a one-to-one correspondence with the K optical power values, to obtain K wavelengths;

determining, by the ONU based on the K wavelengths, information about an optical splitter port corresponding to the ONU; and

generating, by the ONU, the at least one piece of feedback information, wherein the at least one piece of feedback information comprises the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the ONU.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein optical signals corresponding to the K wavelengths are transmitted to the ONU by using an optical distribution network (ODN), at least one optical splitter is disposed in the ODN, reflection points are disposed at a plurality of branch ends of each of the at least one optical splitter, and the reflection point is configured to reflect an optical signal of a first preset wavelength; and

wherein the determining, by the ONU based on the K wavelengths, information about an optical splitter port corresponding to the ONU comprises:

determining, by the ONU, information about at least K reflection points based on the K wavelengths, wherein each of the at least K reflection points reflects an optical signal corresponding to one of the K wavelengths; and

determining, by the ONU based on the information about the at least K reflection points, the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the ONU.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein when N is greater than L, the generating, by the ONU, at least one piece of feedback information based on the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths comprises:

when differences between the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise a difference greater than a threshold, determining, by the ONU, L largest optical power values from the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths, wherein the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise the optical power values of the optical signals that are of all of the N wavelengths and that are received by the ONU, and L is a positive integer;

determining, by the ONU, optical signal wavelengths that are in a one-to-one correspondence with the L optical power values, to obtain L wavelengths;

determining, by the ONU based on the L wavelengths, information about an optical splitter port corresponding to the ONU; and

generating, by the ONU, the at least one piece of feedback information, wherein the at least one piece of feedback information comprises the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the ONU.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein optical signals corresponding to the L wavelengths are transmitted to the ONU by using an optical distribution network (ODN), at least one optical splitter is disposed in the ODN, transmittance points are disposed at a plurality of branch ends of each of the at least one optical splitter, and the transmittance point is configured to transmit an optical signal of a second preset wavelength; and

wherein the determining, by the ONU based on the L wavelengths, information about an optical splitter port corresponding to the ONU comprises:

determining, by the ONU, information about at least one transmittance point based on the L wavelengths, wherein the at least one transmittance point transmits the optical signals corresponding to the L wavelengths; and

determining, by the ONU based on the information about the at least one transmittance point, the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the ONU.

12. An optical network device, comprising a transceiver and a processor, wherein:

the transceiver is configured to receive optical power values that are of optical signals corresponding to all of N wavelengths and that are sent by a first optical network unit (ONU), wherein the N wavelengths are wavelengths of optical signals received by the first ONU, the N wavelengths are different from each other, and N is a positive integer; and

the processor is configured to determine, based on the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths, information about an optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU.

13. The optical network device according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

when N is greater than K, and differences between the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise a difference greater than a threshold, determine K smallest optical power values from the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths, wherein the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise the optical power values of the optical signals that are of all of the N wavelengths and that are received by the first ONU, and K is a positive integer;

determine optical signal wavelengths that are in a one-to-one correspondence with the K optical power values, to obtain K wavelengths; and

determine, based on the K wavelengths, the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU.

14. The optical network device according to claim 13 , wherein optical signals corresponding to the K wavelengths are transmitted to the first ONU by using an optical distribution network (ODN), at least one optical splitter is disposed in the ODN, reflection points are disposed at a plurality of branch ends of each of the at least one optical splitter, and the reflection point is configured to reflect an optical signal of a first preset wavelength; and

wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

determine information about at least K reflection points based on the K wavelengths, wherein each of the at least K reflection points reflects an optical signal of one of the K wavelengths; and

determine, based on the information about the at least K reflection points, the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU.

15. An optical network device, comprising a transceiver and a processor, wherein:

the transceiver is configured to receive optical signals corresponding to all of N wavelengths, wherein the N wavelengths are different from each other, and N is a positive integer;

the processor is configured to determine optical power values of the received optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths;

the processor is further configured to generate at least one piece of feedback information based on the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths; and

the transceiver is further configured to send the at least one piece of feedback information to an optical line terminal (OLT),

wherein the at least one piece of feedback information comprises the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths, K smallest optical power values, K wavelengths corresponding to the K smallest optical power values, L largest optical power values, or L wavelengths corresponding to the L largest optical power values, and K and L are positive integers not greater than N.

16. The optical network device according to claim 15 , wherein when N is greater than K, the processing unit is specifically configured to:

when differences between the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise a difference greater than a threshold, determine K smallest optical power values from the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths, wherein the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise the optical power values of the optical signals that are of all of the N wavelengths and that are received by the optical network device, and K is a positive integer;

determine optical signal wavelengths that are in a one-to-one correspondence with the K optical power values, to obtain K wavelengths;

determine, based on the K wavelengths, information about an optical splitter port corresponding to the optical network device; and

generate the at least one piece of feedback information, wherein the at least one piece of feedback information comprises the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the optical network device.

17. The optical network device according to claim 16 , wherein optical signals corresponding to the K wavelengths are transmitted to the ONU by using an optical distribution network (ODN), at least one optical splitter is disposed in the ODN, reflection points are disposed at a plurality of branch ends of each of the at least one optical splitter, and the reflection point is configured to reflect an optical signal of a first preset wavelength; and

wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

determine information about at least K reflection points based on the K wavelengths, wherein each of the at least K reflection points reflects an optical signal corresponding to one of the K wavelengths; and

determine, based on the information about the at least K reflection points, the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the ONU.

18. The optical network device according to claim 15 , wherein when N is greater than L, the generating, by the ONU, at least one piece of feedback information based on the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths comprises:

when differences between the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise a difference greater than a threshold, determining, by the ONU, L largest optical power values from the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths, wherein the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to the N wavelengths comprise the optical power values of the optical signals that are of all of the N wavelengths and that are received by the ONU, and L is a positive integer;

determining, by the ONU, optical signal wavelengths that are in a one-to-one correspondence with the L optical power values, to obtain L wavelengths;

determining, by the ONU based on the L wavelengths, information about an optical splitter port corresponding to the ONU; and

generating, by the ONU, the at least one piece of feedback information, wherein the at least one piece of feedback information comprises the information about the optical splitter port corresponding to the ONU.

19. A passive optical network (PON) system, comprising:

an optical distribution network (ODN); and

at least one optical network unit (ONU),

wherein the at least one ONU is respectively connected to at least one port of the ODN, and each of the at least one ONU is connected to a different port of the ODN;

wherein the ODN comprises at least one optical splitter;

wherein reflection points are disposed on a plurality of ports of each of the at least one optical splitter, and the reflection point is configured to reflect an optical signal of a first preset wavelength; and

wherein a first ONU of the at least one ONU is configured to:

receive optical signals corresponding to all of N wavelengths, wherein the N wavelengths are different from each other, and N is a positive integer;

determine optical power values of the received optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths;

generate at least one piece of feedback information based on the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths; and

to send the at least one piece of feedback information to an optical line terminal (OLT),

wherein the at least one piece of feedback information comprises the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths, K smallest optical power values, K wavelengths corresponding to the K smallest optical power values, L largest optical power values, or L wavelengths corresponding to the L largest optical power values, and K and L are positive integers not greater than N.

20. The PON system according to claim 19 , further comprising:

the OLT,

wherein the OLT is configured to:

receive the optical power values that are of the optical signals corresponding to all of N wavelengths and that are sent by the first optical network unit (ONU); and

determine, based on the optical power values of the optical signals corresponding to all of the N wavelengths, information about an optical splitter port corresponding to the first ONU.