BroadLight awarded new processor architecture patents

Patent number 7,643,753 relates to an enhanced passive optical network (PON) processor adapted to serve a plurality of PON applications. The PON processor is an integrated communications processor that can operate in different PON modes including, but not limited to, a gigabit PON (GPON), a broadband PON (BPON), an Ethernet PON (EPON), or any combination thereof.

Patent number 7,801,161 relates to a gigabit passive optical network (GPON) residential gateway with a microprocessor for processing packets that includes: voice data and packets, as well as video data; dual packet processors for performing GPON and residential gateway processing tasks; Ethernet media access control (MAC) adapters for interfacing with various subscriber devices; a GPON MAC adapter for interfacing with an optical line terminal (OLT) of the GPON; and a digital signal processor (DSP) for processing voice signals.