US 12,136,944 B1
Method and system for directly connecting a PON device to a mobile device to provide real-time information
John Valdez, Copper Canyon, TX (US); James Steacy, Dallas, TX (US); and Yan Wang, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/636,808.
Int. Cl. H04B 10/073 (2013.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 10/073 (2013.01) [H04Q 11/0067 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0083 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method for repairing a network failure in a Passive Optical Network (PON), the method comprising:
establishing a communication session, by a client device via a short-range communication link, with an optical network terminal (ONT) in a PON by:
receiving, at the client device, a search query including identification information for the ONT;
identifying, by the client device, the ONT based on the search query;
identifying, by the client device, a network name for connecting to the ONT;
presenting, by the client device, the network name for connecting to the ONT;
detecting, by the client device, a short-range communication signal for a network associated with the network name for connecting to the ONT; and
transmitting, by the client device, a request to connect to the ONT via the network in response to receiving the short-range communication signal;
in response to establishing the communication session, receiving, at the client device from the ONT via the short-range communication link, diagnostic information related to a network failure corresponding to the ONT; and
presenting, by the client device, the diagnostic information to a user for the user to repair the ONT based on the received diagnostic information.