Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks
1. Edition April 2012
448 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (G-PON) have a large and increasing base of support among telecommunications operators around the world. Written by two of the experts in the field, this book explains G-PON in detail. As well as a history that clarifies the reasons for many of the existing features, the book looks at current and evolving technology and discusses some of the alternatives for future access networks. This text will benefit engineers, managers, and students alike.
Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (G-PON) have a large and increasing base of support among telecommunications operators around the world. Written by two of the experts in the field, this book explains G-PON in detail. As well as a history that clarifies the reasons for many of the existing features, the book looks at current and evolving technology and discusses some of the alternatives for future access networks.
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Target Audience / 3
1.2 Evolution of G-PON Technology and Standards / 3
2 System Requirements 9
2.1 G-PON Operation / 10
2.2 ONU Types / 13
2.3 Network Considerations / 16
2.4 OLT Variations and Reach Extenders / 26
2.5 ONU Powering / 33
2.6 Technology Requirements / 42
2.7 Management Requirements / 44
2.8 Maintenance / 46
3 Optical Layer 49
3.1 Introduction / 50
3.2 Optical Fiber / 54
3.3 Connectors and Splices / 61
3.4 WDM Devices and Optical Filters / 64
3.5 Passive Optical Splitters / 67
3.6 Power Budget / 71
3.7 Coexistence / 77
3.8 Optical Transmitters / 82
3.9 Optical Receivers / 91
3.10 G-PON Transceiver Modules / 106
3.11 Optical Amplifiers / 113
3.12 Reach Extension / 118
4 Transmission Convergence Layer 127
4.1 Framing / 129
4.2 ONU Activation / 166
4.3 ONU Transmission Timing and Equalization Delay / 177
4.4 ONU Registration / 187
4.5 ONU Energy Conservation / 190
4.6 Security / 200
5 Management 219
5.1 The Toolkit / 219
5.2 Equipment Management / 240
5.3 Reach Extender Management / 249
5.4 PON Maintenance / 252
5.5 Obsolete Fragments of Information Model / 254
6 Services 255
6.1 Basic Ethernet Management / 256
6.2 Multicast / 275
6.3 Quality of Service / 285
6.4 IP Services / 303
6.5 POTS / 306
6.6 Pseudowires / 317
6.7 Digital Subscriber Line UNIs / 333
6.8 RF Video / 337
7 Other Technologies 339
7.1 Ethernet PON, EPON / 340
7.2 Wireless Broadband / 352
7.3 Copper / 353
7.4 Ethernet, Point to Point / 354
7.5 WDM PON / 357
7.6 Access Migration / 360
Appendix I - FEC and HEC in G-PON 363
I.1 Redundancy and Error Correction / 363
I.2 Forward Error Correction / 364
I.3 Hybrid Error Correction / 374
Appendix II - PLOAM Messages 375
II.1. PLOAM Messages in G.987 XG-PON / 375
II.2. PLOAM Messages in G.984 G-PON / 388
References 403
International Telecommunications Union, Telecommunication Standardization Sector / 403
Broadband Forum / 405
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers / 405
Internet Engineering Task Force / 406
Other / 407
Acronyms 409
Index 423
Elmar Trojer is a Senior Systems Engineer at Ericsson AB, where he has developed dynamic line management solutions for ADSL2+ and VDSL2 and prototyped the DSL automatic optimizer that became an Ericsson product. He also prototyped the world's first Gb/s passive optical network system.
