OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL MANAGEMENT CONTROL INTERFACE-BASED PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK SECURITY ENHANCEMENT Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC H04L9/08 

FIELD: radio engineering, communication.

SUBSTANCE: network component having a processor connected to memory and configured to exchange security information using a plurality of attributes in a management entity (ME) in an optical network unit (ONU) via an ONU management control interface (OMCI) channel, wherein the ME supports a plurality of security functions that protect upstream transmissions between the ONU and an optical line terminal (OLT). Also included is an apparatus having an ONU configured to connect to an OLT and having an OMCI ME, wherein the OMCI ME has a plurality of attributes that support a plurality of security features for upstream transmissions between the ONU and the OLT, and wherein the attributes are transmitted via an OMCI channel between the ONU and the OLT and provide the security features for the ONU and the OLT.

EFFECT: high security of data transmission in PON systems.

20 cl, 5 dwg, 6 tbl