1. What is passive opticla networks or PON 2. What are the benefits of PON 3. What is GPON?

1. What is a Passive Optical Network – PON
Passive Optical Networks
Broadbandnetworkaccessisa crucial elementof all modernhomesandbusinesses.Andit’sa
service thatisconstantlyevolving.The mainobjective of thisevolutionistoprovide broadband
solutionsthatare fasterand more effective.One of the mostexcitingdevelopmentsinthisareahas
beenthe conceptof a Passive Optical Network(PON)
What is PONin Telecommunication?
Fibre optictechnologyisatthe heart of PON and helpsto drive itssuccessinthe worldof
telecommunication.Takingasingle optical fibre,aPON dividesthe fibre bandwidthwiththe helpof
fibre opticsplitters.Bydividingthe bandwidthintothismanner,aPON can utilise multiple
wavelengthsfordata.Therefore,one wavelength - ona single fibre - canbe usedfordownstream
trafficand anotherwavelengthforupstreamtraffic.Thisallowsthe PON toact as the final step
betweenasingle ISPanditsmanycustomers.
What are the BenefitsofPON?
PON telecomtechnologyisaninnovative telecommunicationsolutionandbringswithitthe
followingbenefits:
 High Speeds:If there isone thingthat consumerswantfrombroadbandnetworks,itis
speed.AndPON generatesthe highestpossible speeds.PON caneasilyhandle speedsof 1
Gbps and,in the case of sharedfibre,thiscanrise to 2 Gbps.Speedssuchas thiswill
significantlyreduce waitingtimesintransferringdataandprovide aseamlessinternet
experience be itupdatingadatabase or accessingcloudservices.
 Scalability:The nature of PON’s‘single fibre tomultipleendpoints’structure meansthatit
offersgreatscalability.A standardfibre opticnetworkwillfindasingle fibre goingfromthe
central providerdirectlytoasingle customer.Butthe designof aPON allowsasingle fibre to
be splitamong32 differentconnections.Therefore,it’smucheasierforabusinesstoexpand
theirIT capabilitieswhentheyare backedbyaPON structure.
 Choice of Services:The multiple wavelengthsavailableon a single fibre allow youtotake
advantage of more internetservicesthaneverbefore.The mainbenefitof broadband
networkaccessisthe internetconnectionitgrantsyou,butPON bringsadditional services.
Phone servicesandvideoconferencingsoftware canalsouse the same line todelivera
comprehensive telecommunicationpackage.
 Reliability:A bad broadbandconnectioncanseriouslyimpactyourproductivity.A
connectionthatlagsor frequentlydisconnectsisfarfroman ideal solution.Youneedyour
connectionstobe reliable andthat’sexactlywhataPON brings.The fibre opticcablesof a
PON are light,flexible,anddon’trelyonelectricity.Andthismeansthattheywon’tbe
affectedbystaticor electrical signals.The connectionisbothreliable andmore secure than
traditional copperwire solutions.
 Affordable:Withall of these obviousbenefitsavailable throughaPON,itmaycome as a
surprise thatit isalsoan affordable broadbandsolution.Asasingle optical fibre canconnect
to numeroususers,there are fewermaterial andinfrastructure costsinvolved.Thismakesit
much more affordable thananexclusivefibreconnectionbetweenyourself andaprovider.

2. What is GPON?
GOPON isa PON systemthatcan carry Gigabitbandwidththroughoutthe system.Thisallowshigh
bandwidthandthe reductionof bottleneckscommonly seenincoppercable backbone systems
The distributionreachof GPON andPON isalsomuch longerdependingonthe manufacturerbutin
the regionof 12.5 miles
GPON is alsoable to supportmultiplecarrierservicessuchasvideo,voice,anddataenablingittobe
an all servicessolutioninasingle design
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