Title :
Status and Evolution of EPON: From IPTV Today to 10Gb/s and Beyond
Author_Institution :
Teknovus, Inc. - 1351 Redwood Way, Petaluma, CA 94954 USA, E-mail: Lowell.lamb@teknovus.com
Abstract :
FTTH systems based on the IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) standard currently are being deployed at a rate of 200k+ lines per month worldwide. Services range from simple web-access in some markets to premium-grade triple-play for residential customers (voice, data, and television) and traditional TDM services for businesses (DS1/E1) elsewhere. This paper will review the current status of EPON technology, future directions in EPON standardization, similarities and differences between IEEE EPON and ITU-T GPON, and concludes with a discussion of interoperability and service migration.
Keywords :
Asia; Costs; EPON; Ethernet networks; IPTV; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Passive optical networks; TV; Time division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800922
