US 12,381,623 B1
Systems and methods of mesh-based fault detection in passive optical networks
John Valdez, Copper Canyon, TX (US); Bryan Pauling, Rochester, NY (US); and Eduardo Flores, Frisco, TX (US)
Assigned to FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 13, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/079,339.
Application 19/079,339 is a continuation of application No. 18/805,833, filed on Aug. 15, 2024, granted, now 12,283,985.
Application 18/805,833 is a continuation of application No. 18/637,420, filed on Apr. 16, 2024, granted, now 12,160,262, issued on Dec. 3, 2024.
Int. Cl. H04B 10/077 (2013.01); H04B 10/272 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 10/0771 (2013.01) [H04B 10/272 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for fault localization in a Passive Optical Network (PON), the system comprising:
a wireless mesh network overlaying the PON, the wireless mesh network including a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes including a plurality of optical components of the PON, and the wireless mesh network configured to deliver one or more signals indicative of respective losses of optical connectivity of one or more optical components of the PON to one or more servers for localizing a fault within the PON.