US 12,457,035 B2
Method for identifying and highlighting available fibers in a fiber distribution hub
Carlo Nino Alba, Dallas, TX (US); John Valdez, Copper Canyon, TX (US); and Vincenzo Gaccetta, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 15, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/022,289.
Application 19/022,289 is a continuation of application No. 18/605,048, filed on Mar. 14, 2024, granted, now 12,224,796.
Application 18/605,048 is a continuation of application No. 18/375,199, filed on Sep. 29, 2023, granted, now 11,962,343, issued on Apr. 16, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2025/0158707 A1, May 15, 2025
Int. Cl. H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H04B 10/079 (2013.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/2575 (2013.01)
CPC H04B 10/0793 (2013.01) [H04B 10/0791 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0067 (2013.01); H04B 10/25753 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of tracking fiber port availability in a fiber distribution hub, the method comprising:
measuring, by one or more processors, port bandwidth utilizations of at least some of a plurality of candidate ports included in a fiber distribution hub of a passive optical network (PON);
determining, by the one or more processors, that a connected termination unit associated with the fiber distribution hub uses more than a predetermined threshold value of bandwidth, the connected termination unit having an association with a port of a plurality of candidate ports included in the fiber distribution hub;
determining, by the one or more processors, another port of the plurality of candidate ports to which to transfer the connected termination unit based on the measured port bandwidth utilizations;
responsive to the determining the another port, transmitting, by the one or more processors, an indication to transfer the connected termination unit to the another port of the plurality of candidate ports; and
updating, by the one or more processors, a fiber distribution record representative of port availability in the fiber distribution hub to indicate an updated association between the connected termination unit and the another port.