Abstract Passive Optical Networks (PONs) have become a popular fiber access network
solution because of its service transparency, cost effectiveness, energy savings, and higher …

Int roduetion For tornorrov-.-'s broadband optical access nct\vorl< s_. the point-to-multipoint
(P2MP} netvvork architecture has best cost to pcrtonnance ratio and its deployment is …

Optical performance monitoring (OPM) is an important tool to facilitate the management of
future optical fiber communication networks. OPM measures the states of the physical layer …

With the recent conclusion of the XGS-PON and NG-PON2 standards in the ITU-T, the fiber
access industry is now considering where to go next. This paper reviews the passive optical …

Although deployment of fiber to the home (FTTH) systems has been ongoing for over 5 years
in certain markets, the industry is still in the early phases of what is expected to be a …

This paper presents a realistic description on various Passive optical network (PON)
technologies. A brief comparison between salient features of different PON technologies is …

Publisher Summary This chapter explores optical performance monitoring (OPM) and its
potential for enabling higher stability, reconfigurability, and flexibility in a self-managed …

Optical access networks evolve towards higher bit-rates, which is driven by a growing
number of fiber-to-the-home users and by bandwidth-demanding mobile transport …

Embedded OTDR techniques for cost-efficient fibre monitoring in optical access networks Page
1 Embedded OTDR techniques for cost-efficient fibre monitoring in optical access networks H …

Fiber to the home (FTTH) passive optical network is one of the cost effective and effortlessly
planning systems in the current era of communication systems. However, one of the …