On The Evolution of PON-Based FTTH Solutions

Kyeong Soo Kim*

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Abstract

Passive Optical Network (PON)-based Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) are promising solutions that can break through the economic barrier of traditional point-to-point solutions. Once fibers are deployed with PON-based FTTH solutions, it becomes critical how to migrate to Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)-PON because Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) used in current PON solutions cannot exploit the huge bandwidth of the optical fibers and therefore will not be able to meet ever-increasing demands for higher bandwidth by future network applications. In this paper we review and compare the current PON-based FTTH solutions, ATM-PON (APON) and Ethernet PON (EPON), and provide a possible evolution scenario to future WDM-PON.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th Joint Conference on Information Sciences, JCIS 2002
EditorsJ.H. Caulfield, S.H. Chen, H.D. Cheng, R. Duro, J.H. Caufield, S.H. Chen, H.D. Cheng, R. Duro, V. Honavar
Pages1402-1405
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 6th Joint Conference on Information Sciences, JCIS 2002 - Research Triange Park, NC, United States
Duration: 8 Mar 200213 Mar 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Joint Conference on Information Sciences
Volume6

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 6th Joint Conference on Information Sciences, JCIS 2002
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityResearch Triange Park, NC
Period8/03/0213/03/02

Keywords

  • APON
  • EPON
  • FTTH
  • PON
  • WDM

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