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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...
Protection in GPON Systems
Protection (also known as redundancy) in a GPON System is a feature desired by those customers needing continuous...
Power Leveling on PONs
Power leveling attempts to equalize the signal levels an OLT receives from its associated ONUs. An OLT receives...
GPON’s Dynamic Bandwidth Assign...
Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment (DBA) is used on Passive Optical Network’s to allow better use of upstream...
ONU or ONT?
In the ITU-T standards, ONU is the generic name for devices installed at subscriber premises to convert PON interfaces...
Extending GPON’s Reach
Carriers have two fundamental options for extending the reach of a Gigabit PON (GPON) network. One option is to deploy...
Active Fiber Overview
Point-to-Point (P2P, also known as Active Fiber) is the simplest of all three Fiber To The Home fundamental...
Active Ethernet Overview
Active Ethernet is one popular way to deliver massive amounts of bandwidth to subscribers over fiber and is a major...
10G GPON Tutorial
10G GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) is an important 10 Gbps Passive Optical Network (PON) technology that is...
Fiber in Broadband Access Networks
The most expensive element in delivering broadband Internet services over fiber optic cable is the access network, and...
