US 12,136,998 B2
Optical network power consumption mitigation
Armin Pitzer, Krefeld (DE); Anthony Sanders, Haar (DE); and Christian Jenkner, Klagenfut (AT)
Assigned to MaxLinear, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by MAXLINEAR, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/155,700.
Application 18/155,700 is a continuation of application No. 16/003,349, filed on Jun. 8, 2018, granted, now 11,558,137, issued on Jan. 17, 2023.
Application 16/003,349 is a continuation of application No. 13/170,413, filed on Jun. 28, 2011, granted, now 10,069,586, issued on Sep. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/358,996, filed on Jun. 28, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0155710 A1, May 18, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04J 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC H04J 3/1694 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining a start position of an upstream timeslot for transmitting a signal;
enabling a transmitter component in advance of the start position of the upstream timeslot; and
before reaching an end position of the upstream timeslot, providing an instruction to the transmitter component to deactivate.