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Five Reasons for Local Loop Fiber

Often we take for granted that fiber optics is a good match for broadband access. Copper has served us well, and it...

Five Reasons for Local Loop Fiber
posted on: Mar 11, 2010 | author: John Bartell

Protection in GPON Systems

Protection (also known as redundancy) in a GPON System is a feature desired by those customers needing continuous...

Protection in GPON Systems
posted on: Mar 8, 2010 | author: John Bartell

Power Leveling on PONs

Power leveling attempts to equalize the signal levels an OLT receives from its associated ONUs. An OLT receives...

Power Leveling on PONs
posted on: Dec 17, 2009 | author: John Bartell

GPON’s Dynamic Bandwidth Assign...

Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment (DBA) is used on Passive Optical Network’s to allow better use of upstream...

GPON’s Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment (DBA)
posted on: Dec 16, 2009 | author: John Bartell

ONU or ONT?

In the ITU-T standards, ONU is the generic name for devices installed at subscriber premises to convert PON interfaces...

ONU or ONT?
posted on: Dec 3, 2009 | author: John Bartell

Extending GPON’s Reach

Carriers have two fundamental options for extending the reach of a Gigabit PON (GPON) network. One option is to deploy...

Extending GPON’s Reach
posted on: Nov 2, 2009 | author: John Bartell

Active Fiber Overview

Point-to-Point (P2P, also known as Active Fiber) is the simplest of all three Fiber To The Home fundamental...

Active Fiber Overview
posted on: Oct 30, 2009 | author: John Bartell

Active Ethernet Overview

Active Ethernet is one popular way to deliver massive amounts of bandwidth to subscribers over fiber and is a major...

Active Ethernet Overview
posted on: Oct 28, 2009 | author: John Bartell

10G GPON Tutorial

10G GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) is an important 10 Gbps Passive Optical Network (PON) technology that is...

10G GPON Tutorial
posted on: Oct 26, 2009 | author: John Bartell

Fiber in Broadband Access Networks

The most expensive element in delivering broadband Internet services over fiber optic cable is the access network, and...

Fiber in Broadband Access Networks
posted on: Oct 20, 2009 | author: John Bartell

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