FSAN Tests GPON

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The Full Service Access Network (FSAN)Group today announced that several vendors of Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON)equipment have successfully demonstrated service level interoperability.

According to Kent McCammon, AT&T, Chair of the FSAN Optical Access NetworkWorking Group, the organization has led the advancement of PON technology for many years.McCammon said one of the most important achievements was the pioneering the development ofthe G.984 series of ITU-T Recommendations, the basis of the G-PON system. The ITU G.984 GPONstandard enables line rates of 2.5 Gbps in the downstream (central office to customer)direction and 1.2 Gbps in the upstream (customer to central office) direction to handle thebandwidth requirements for services like HD IPTV, online-gaming, Ethernet services, VoIP andTDM over fiber. In addition it offers more efficient IP and Ethernet handling.

The FSAN together with the ITU have been hosting a series of B-PON and G-PONinteroperability events over the years. The most recent G-PON interoperability event, which washosted by the independent test laboratory, KTL in Santa Clara, Calif., involved voice, data andIPTV testing between the following system vendors: Calix, Cambridge Industries Group,Entrisphere, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Huawei, Iamba Networks, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC, Siemens,Terawave. Shenick provided IPTV and data testing with Quality of Experience (QoE) andperformance assessment. Spirent provided its triple play test solution to verify voice, video, anddata service performance and functionality with ‘real world’ scenarios. Corning provided thecomplete Optical Distribution Network (ODN) for the event, including the optical fiber, cable,splitters, cabinet, terminal distribution system, and connectorized drop cables."

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