• DocumentCode
    1875324
  • Title

    Advances in optical access networks

  • Author

    Kramer, Glen ; Tanaka, Keiji

  • Author_Institution
    Teknovus Inc., Petaluma, CA, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    The EPON (Ethernet passive optical network) standard (IEEE 802.3ah) only covers physical and data link layers; the rest is considered out-of-scope. This article explores several interesting research problems brought forward by the EPON architecture, but left out by the standard.
  • Keywords
    IEEE standards; optical fibre networks; telecommunication standards; EPON architecture; Ethernet passive optical network; IEEE 802.3ah standard; data link layers; optical access networks; physical layers; subscriber access network; Access protocols; Bit rate; EPON; Ethernet networks; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Passive optical networks; Physical layer; Telecommunications; Time division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192930
  • Filename
    1501468