Passive Optical Networks - Transport concepts

Abstract......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
List of acronyms and symbols......Page 12
1.1 Terminology......Page 20
2.1 Standard development......Page 22
2.2.1 Low-cost optical components......Page 23
2.2.2 Simple network architecture......Page 24
2.2.3 Cost-effective data transport......Page 25
2.4.1 Transmission convergence layer......Page 27
2.4.2 Medium access control protocol......Page 29
2.4.3 Transport concepts......Page 32
2.5.1 Transport convergence layer......Page 33
2.5.2 Medium access control protocol......Page 34
2.5.3 Transport concepts......Page 36
2.6 Gigabit-capable passive optical network (G-PON)......Page 37
2.6.2 Medium access control protocol......Page 38
2.6.3 Transport concepts......Page 43
2.7 Wavelength Division Multiplexed PONs......Page 44
2.8 Super-PON......Page 45
2.9 Summary......Page 46
3.2 Synchronous Digital Hierarchy......Page 47
3.2.1 Next-generation SDH......Page 48
3.3.1 Ethernet access services......Page 49
3.3.2 Ethernet transport services......Page 50
3.5 Summary......Page 51
4.2 Digital subscriber line......Page 53
4.3 Hybrid fibre coax network......Page 54
4.3.1 Data-over-cable service-interface specification......Page 55
4.3.2 Ethernet to the home......Page 56
4.4 Summary......Page 58
5.1.1 Network performance......Page 60
5.1.2 Network services......Page 61
5.1.3 Cost-efficiency......Page 62
5.1.4 Network convergence......Page 63
5.2.1 Broadband passive optical network......Page 64
5.2.2 Ethernet passive optical network......Page 65
5.2.3 Gigabit capable passive optical network......Page 66
5.2.6 Conclusions......Page 68
5.3.1 Plesiochronous and synchronous digital hierarchies......Page 69
5.3.2 Point-to-point Ethernet......Page 70
5.3.4 Conclusions......Page 71
5.4.1 Cable television access......Page 72
5.4.2 Wire line access......Page 73
5.4.3 Wireless access......Page 74
5.5 Summary......Page 75
6.1 Establishment of virtual private networks......Page 77
6.1.2 Layer-2 virtual private networks......Page 78
6.1.3 Layer-3 virtual private networks......Page 79
6.1.4 Issues in virtual private network provisioning......Page 80
6.2 Ethernet protocol extensions......Page 81
6.3 Layer-2 virtual private networks over packet switched......Page 82
6.3.1 Pseudo wire connections......Page 83
6.3.2 Ethernet over packet switched network......Page 84
6.3.3 ATM over packet switched network......Page 85
6.3.4 TDM over packet switched network......Page 86
6.3.5 Everything over Ethernet......Page 87
6.3.6 Layer-2 virtual private network services......Page 88
6.3.7 Discussion......Page 90
6.4 Layer-2 virtual private network provisioning in optical......Page 91
6.4.3 Broadband passive optical network......Page 92
6.4.6 Discussion......Page 93
6.5 Summary......Page 95
7.1 Technical considerations......Page 96
7.2 Broadcast video transport......Page 101
7.3 Voice transport......Page 102
7.4 Variable size data packets......Page 103
7.5 Bandwidth per user and segmentation need......Page 105
7.6 Number of optical interfaces......Page 109
7.7 Summary......Page 111
8. Concluding discussion......Page 113
Acknowledgements......Page 115
References......Page 116