CPC H04B 10/27 (2013.01) | 11 Claims |
1. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory comprising computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to:
receive a message comprising an identification of a target backhaul model from an optical line terminal (OLT) in an optical network, wherein the message indicates that the target backhaul model is to be started in the apparatus;
parse the received message to obtain the identification of the target backhaul model; and
communicate with the OLT using the target backhaul model, the at least one memory and the computer program code being further configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to:
obtain configuration information associated with the target backhaul model;
configure the target backhaul model based on the configuration information; and
perform communication using the configured target backhaul model, wherein the apparatus, when obtaining the configuration information associated with the target backhaul model, is further caused to:
transmit an indication of the target backhaul model to a persistent management agent (PMA) in the optical network;
receive, from the PMA, the configuration information configured by the PMA and associated with the target backhaul model;
configure the target backhaul model based on the configuration information; and
communicate with the PMA using the configured target backhaul model.
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