Passive optical networks (PONs) are thought to be the next step in the development of
access networks and providing broadband access in the ¿last mile¿ area. Ethernet PON (EPON) …

… the upstream end-users need to share the channel. A PON can use single or multiple fibers
for upstream … This technique relies on assigning dedicated time slots to each of the multiple …

… upstream frame and fairly share the upstream capacity is necessary. Fortunately, a time-division
multiplexing (TDM) method is … with relevant SLA (Service Level Agreement) parameters. …

… Upstream signals are combined using a multiple access protocol, usually time division multiple
… But for upstream, we have to move the light source 32 times and record the results on the …

… TDM techniques for upstream [23,24]. The main system is shown in Fig. 1. Notice that due
to upstream … This depends on the contracted service level agreements and the offered load. …

… Task Force to facilitate the upstream bandwidth allocation. The … literature to tackle the upstream
bandwidth allocation. The … ONU according to its service level agreement (SLA). Choi and …

… challenge in an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) is … the end users’ service level
agreement (SLA). Dynamic allocation … Róka, ‘‘Bandwidth scheduling methods for the upstream …

… ), a PON is a P2MP network, and in the upstream direction it is … We believe time-sharing is
the preferred method of optical … traffic priority and QoS, service level agreements (SLAs), and …

… within the upstream time slot, thus requiring ONUs to be SLA-… Another approach is using
priority method as IEEE802.1p, … , Multi-LLID per ONU techniques allow Ethernet PON to be an …

… In this chapter, we first review the Ethernet PON (EPON) [3], … Thus, the OLT can moderate
the portion of the upstream … a service-level agreement (SLA) with the ANO, and the SLA will …