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
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