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This chapter describes the recent advances made in broadband access network architectures employing Passive Optical Networks (PONs). The potential of PONs to deliver high bandwidths to users in access networks and their advantages over current access technologies have been widely recognized. PONs have made strong progress in terms of standardization and deployment over the past few years. In this chapter, we first review the Ethernet PON (EPON) [3], which is currently being standardized by the IEEE 802.3ah task force. Next, we discuss the ATM PON (APON) and the Gigabit PON (GPON). We then review the technologies available for introducing wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) in PONs, and the progress of research in this area. Finally, we examine the issues related to deploying PONs in access networks.
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Banerjee, A., Kramer, G., Ye, Y., Dixit, S., Mukherjee, B. (2005). Advances in Passive Optical Networks (PONS). In: Sivalingam, K.M., Subramaniam, S. (eds) Emerging Optical Network Technologies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22584-6_3
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