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Contents

List of Figures

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List of Tables

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List of Abbreviations & Symbols

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1. Introduction
Objective
Description

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2. Gigabit Passive Optical Network - GPON

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References
Screen Shots

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List of Figures
Figure No.
Figure 1.
Figure 2
Figure 2.1
Figure 2.2

Name of the Figure

GPON Connectivity
Traditional Active Ethernet LAN
FTTx network architecture
Typical GPON architecture

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Figure 3.1
Figure 4.1

DBA process
Downstream GPON frame

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Figure 4.2.
Figure 4.3.
Figure 4.4.

Upstream GPON Frame format

T-CONT mapping and reporting
GPON encapsulation method

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List of Tables
Table No.
Table 1

Name of the Table

GPON Nominal bit rate

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Table 2

Loss budget for the GPON system

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

IPTV

: Internet Protocol television

VoD

: Video on demand
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(HSI)

: High Speed Internet access

AB

: Assured Bandwidth

AES

: Advanced Encrypt System

AGC

: Automatic Gain Control

AN

: Access Network

BE

: Best-offer Bandwidth

CBU

: Cell Base Unit

CID

: Consecutive Identical Digit

DBA

: Dynamically Bandwidth Assignment/Allocation

DSLAM

: Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer

EFMA

: Ethernet in the First Mile Alliance

EPON

: Ethernet Passive Optical Network

EqD

: Equalization Delay

FB

: Fixed Bandwidth

FSAN

: Full Service Access Networks

FTTB

: Fiber to the Building

FTTC

: Fiber to the Curb

FTTH

: Fiber to the Home

FTTN

: Fiber to the Network

GEM

: G-PON Encapsulation Method

GPON

: Gigabit-Capable Passive Optical Network

JF

: Jumbo Frames

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