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GPON System
(M/s Huawei)
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The MA5680T functions as an optical line terminal (OLT) in a GPON network to work
with the optical network unit (ONU) and optical network terminal (ONT).
The MA5680T supports rich network applications, such as FTTH, FTTB, and FTTC.
The MA5680T meets the network requirements of base station transmission, IP private
line interconnection, and multi-ISP wholesale.
2.0
2.1
The MA5680T supports the GPON access, which effectively solves the bottleneck
problem of the access through twisted pair cables and meets the requirements of users for highbandwidth services.
2.1.1
The MA5680T is designed in strict compliance with the ITU-T G.984.x recommendations. It
is capable of working properly with GPON terminals of different vendors.
2.1.2
Bandwidth Allocation
The MA5680T supports the static bandwidth allocation (SBA) and dynamic bandwidth
allocation (DBA).
DBA guarantees that the bandwidth is dynamically allocated to the ONTs according to
the change in user traffic.
The MA5680T provides hierarchical bandwidth control in the upstream and downstream
directions.
In the upstream direction, bandwidth is allocated to the users or the user groups in the
SBA and DBA modes based on the transmission container (T-CONT).
In the upstream and downstream directions, accurate committed access rate (CAR) is
performed based on the traffic stream.
The CAR based traffic stream supports a 64 kbit/s bandwidth control accuracy.
2.1.3
High Rate
The system uses the passive optical transmission to solve the bandwidth bottleneck of the
access over the twisted pair cables.
The system supports the downstream rate of 2.488 Gbit/s and the upstream rate of 1.244
Gbit/s.
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2.1.4
The system provides a sufficient bandwidth that meets the current service requirements
and guarantees provisioning of services with a higher bandwidth in the future.
Long Distance
The MA5680T adopts the passive optical transmission to support a long-reach service
coverage, which the access technology over the twisted pair cables does not support.
The maximum logical transmission distance is 60 km. The physical distance between the
farthest ONT and the nearest ONT can be up to 20 km.
The MA5680T supports the downstream forward error correction (FEC) to extend the
transmission distance.
2.1.5
The 8-port GPON access board supports a high optical split ratio of 1:128. This helps to
expand the system capacity and save fiber resources, thus facilitating the expansion of the
network.
2.1.6
High Efficiency
All data is encapsulated as frames with a fixed length of 125 s based on GPON
encapsulation mode (GEM). This helps to reduce the overhead bytes and improve the
transmission efficiency. When the upstream transmission bandwidth is 1.244 Gbit/s, the
transmission efficiency reaches up to 93%.
2.1.7
High Density
The MA5680T provides the 8-port or 4-port GPON access board, which increases the
system capacity.
2.2
Abundant Ports
The MA5680T provides various upstream ports, service ports and maintenance ports to
adapt to different network environments. Table 1 lists the physical ports on the MA5680T.
Table-1 Physical ports on the MA5680T
Port Type
Port
Upstream port
GE
optical/electrical
port
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E1 port
Service port
Maintenance
port
2.3
STM-1 port
GPON port
Ethernet optical
port
Maintenance serial
port
Environment
monitoring serial
port
The MA5680T provides the following powerful quality of service (QoS) solutions to facilitate
the management of different services:
The MA5680T supports the following powerful QoS capabilities:
Tags the data and network management streams with different ToS/DSCP priorities, thus
providing a prioritized forwarding mechanism based on L3
Tags the data and network management streams with different 802.1p priorities, thus
providing a prioritized forwarding mechanism based on L2
Supports L2-L7 traffic classification based on the port, VLAN, MAC address, IP address,
TCP port number, or UDP port number
Supports priority control (based on the port, MAC address, IP address, TCP port number,
or UDP port number), priority mapping and modification based on the ToS field and
802.1p, and DSCP differentiated services
Supports bandwidth control (based on the port, MAC address, IP address, TCP port
number, or UDP port number) with a control granularity of 64 kbit/s
Packet filtering
Packet redirection
Flow mirroring
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Traffic statistics
Traffic shaping
Bandwidth control
Priority tagging
The MA5680T provides the large-capacity shared platform that features a high-speed
switching capacity.
The bidirectional switching capacity of the control board reaches up to 480 Gbit/s.
The GPBD board supports eight GPON ports. The entire shelf supports up to 8K ONTs.
Sharing the development platforms with Huawei broadband access devices, the
MA5680T supports the L2 and L3 features of the broadband access devices to provide
user oriented and future-oriented functions.
2.5
Strict Security
To meet the security requirements for carrier-class telecom services, the MA5680T
provides the following features to ensure the security of the system and the user.
2.5.1
System Security
SNMP V3 for system management, providing a security mechanism based on the user
based security model (USM)
Secure data loading and backup through the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
Hierarchical right control, that is, different rights for maintenance and management staff
at different levels
802.3ah:
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2.5.2
User Security
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Option82 to enhance the DHCP security
Policy Information Transfer Protocol (PITP) to identify users by the physical port
information
802.1X-based user authentication, which prevents account forgery and enhances accuracy
of the billing in a wireline network
Authentication based on the serial number (SN) and password of the ONU/ONT
Encrypted broadcast transmission in the GPON downstream direction for different users,
such as Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit encryption
2.6
Flexible Networking
As a multi-service access platform, the MA5680T supports multiple access modes to suit
various network scenarios in different environments. The MA5680T provides the following
network solutions:
2.6.1
The MA5680T supports the FTTH, FTTB, and FTTC network applications. Through
FTTH, FTTB, and FTTC, the MA5680T meets the network requirements of the scattered new
high-end buildings or villas, and the network requirements of populous apartments and small
enterprise and institution office buildings.
2.6.2
The MA5680T supports the mobile bearer network application, which converges the
fixed network and mobile network on the bearer plane, helps save the CAPEX and OPEX, and
implements the evolution of IP-based network. The MA5680T supports the 1588 V2 clock,
which provides the clock synchronization function with a higher precision for the mobile bearer
network.
2.6.3
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The MA5680T supports the TDM private line network application, which protects the
investments of users on the existing network. The following scenarios are supported:
Terminating the SAToP(Structure-Agnostic TDM over Packet) and transmitting the service
upstream in the E1/STM-1 mode
Terminating the native TDM and transmitting the service upstream in the E1/STM-1 mode
Terminating the native TDM and transmitting the service upstream in the SAToP mode
NOTE
In the MA5680T system, the TDM Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) technology is used to
interconnect the traditional TDM network with the packet switched network (PSN). In this manner, the
resources are shared, the network is expanded, and the all IP architecture is implemented .
2.6.4
The MA5680T supports the MSTP network application, providing redundant links with a
better load balancing function, which is applicable to all the networks with the service protection
requirement.
2.6.5
The MA5680T supports the QinQ network application. This application saves the public
VLAN ID resources and implements the transparent transmission of private VLANs to the public
network.
2.6.6
The MA5680T supports VLAN stacking network application to implement the VLAN
extended service and multi-ISP wholesale service.
2.6.7
The powerful service processing capability of the MA5680T helps provide voice,data and
video services to users simultaneously with guaranteed QoS.
2.7
The MA5680T has a powerful service switching capacity, packet forwarding capability,
and high integration of data switching and user management, which lays a foundation for
operable and manageable multicast services. The MA5680T provides flexible multicast solutions
by supporting Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) V2/V3 on the user side interface
and the network side interface. This lays the foundation for operability and manageability of
broadband multicast services.
2.8
Carrier-Class Reliability
The system reliability is taken into consideration in the system, hardware, and software
designs to ensure reliable running of the MA5680T.
2.8.1
System Design
The MA5680T has the following features on system design:
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Self-healing
Diverse alarm information for quick detection and rectification of faults that occur during
the service provisioning of the device
Remote maintenance
Strictly selected components that improve the reliability of the device Fault pre-warning
on the exhaustive units and parts, such as the fan, power supply, and battery
Bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD)- This implements the quick detection of the
communication faults between adjacent systems. In the case of a fault, an alternative
channel can be quickly set up or the service can be quickly switched to other links.
Optical line protection- The system supports the 1+1 (type B) protection for the PON port
and the 50 ms level service protection switching for the backbone optical fiber.
In-service upgrade
The system supports the functions of querying the board temperature, setting the
temperature threshold, and high temperature shutdown.
2.8.2
Hardware Design
The MA5680T has the following features on hardware design:
The control board and the upstream interface board support 1+1 redundancy backup.
All service boards and the control boards are hot swappable.
The power modules of the boards in the shelf have soft-start circuit and protective circuit
and provide current-limit and short circuit protection. This enables the boards to resist
lightning strikes and surges.
The communication system adopts a redundancy design and provides outband channels
for communication between the boards.
The system provides a backup channel for the hardware control channel.
2.8.3
Software Design
The MA5680T has the following features on software design:
Compliance with the modularized and platform-based design concept, and loosely
coupled design for each software module
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2.8.4
The power system adopts a redundancy design, and provides dual -48/-60 VDC inputs to
two PRTE power interface boards to supply power to the shelf.
The power interface board has the protective circuit to ensure the service consistency
when the power supply of the board is faulty.
The system supports the reporting of the monitoring information, and remote control to
improve the system reliability.
2.8.5
The heat dissipation system adopts a redundancy design, ensuring normal service
operation when one fan is faulty.
The fan tray provides the fault alarm port for the optical coupling isolation parameter to
report the fault information.
To lower the power consumption and heat consumption of the system and achieve an
optimal energy conservation effect, the MA5680T provides the following functions:
High temperature control function for the board
Stepless speed adjustment of fans based on the component temperature
2.8.6
3.0
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) protection and trunk function on FE/GE ports.
When a link is faulty, MSTP provides a loop free connected network.
Smart link and monitor link for the network with dual upstream channels
Protection switching of the STM-1 ports when the STM-1 port is used for the upstream
transmission
Inter-board protection for multiple GE upstream boards (The upstream board must be the
ETHB board or the SPUA board.)
Hardware Architecture
The N63E-22 cabinet adopts the DC power and two service shelves can be installed in
the cabinet. The ETSI service shelf provides 23 slots, and has a fan tray at the top. The shelf is
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installed in the cabinet through the mounting brackets. The ETSI service shelf provides 16 slots
for service boards and two slots for control boards.
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Slots 9 and 10 are for the main control boards (SCU boards).
The rightmost consists of two parts. The upper part (slot 19) and the lower part (slot 20)
are general interface slots (GIU) to provide uplink ports.
Table 1 Boards in the ETSI service shelf
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4.0
Board Overview
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Table 2 lists the type, silk screen, full name, and function of the boards supported by the
MA5680T. All the boards listed in Table 2-3 support -48 V and -60 V power supplies. This topic
uses the -48 V power supply as an example.
Table 2 Boards supported by the MA5680T
Board Type
Silk
Screen
Full Name
Function
Control board
SCUL
Service
GPBC
Board
4-port
interface
board
GPBD
8-port
interface
board
class
C+
optical
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High-performance
Switching capacity of 40 G
service processing
board
SFP interface
Converging the ETH access services
Enhanced L2 functions such as the S+C
forwarding
Querying the temperature and powering
off the board in case of a high
temperature
SPUB
MPLS service
processing board
TOPA
OPFA
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16-channel
FE 16-channels of FE optical signals
optical service board
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service ETHB
Ethernet subtending
Uplink
GICF
GICG
GICK
interface
board
4-channel
optical
board
GICE
4-channel
electrical
board
X1CA
1-channel
optical
board
X2CA
2-channel
optical
interface board
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X2CS
2-channel
optical
interface board
Universal
interface board
CITD
Universal
board
Clock board
BIUA
Clock board
Power board
PRTE
as
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maintenance and management by network maintenance staff. Figure 1 shows the appearance and
the ports on the HG850a.
Function
OPTICAL
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LAN1-LAN4
TEL1-TEL2
POWER
ON/OFF
Network Applications
4.1 FTTx Network Applications
The MA5680T cooperates with the ONT or other ONUs to support multiple FTTx network
applications. Through FTTH, the MA5680T meets the network requirements of the scattered
new high-end buildings or villas; through FTTB, the MA5680T meets the network requirements
of populous apartments and small enterprise and institution office buildings; through FTTC, the
MA5680T meets the network requirements of residential neighborhoods.
Service Description
The MA5680T supports multiple FTTx network requirements:
l The MA5680T supports the FTTH network application. Through FTTH, the MA5680T
uses a single optical fiber to provide the voice, data, and video services for the scattered
new high-end buildings or villas.
l The MA5680T supports the FTTB network application. Intended for the building where
twisted pair cables are routed, the MA5680T provides the voice, data, and video services
for the community users through FTTB by connecting to an ONT or another ONU in the
downstream direction. The ONT or ONU then distributes the services to each user through
the twisted pair cables.
An FTTB network is suitable for high-density apartments and small enterprise office
buildings.
l The MA5680T supports the FTTC network application. The MA5680T provides the voice,
data, and video services for the community users through FTTC by connecting to the MDU
in the downstream direction. The MDU then distributes the services to each user through
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l Video service
The video traffic is sent to the ONTs in the IPTV or cable television (CATV) mode.
Video services in the IPTV and CATV modes are described as follows:
IPTV
In the IPTV mode, the video service is delivered over IP multicast traffic, supplying
users with various programs.
The MA5680T manages the multicast user rights and programs based on IGMP proxy
and controllable multicast. After the users have passed the authentication of the
MA5680T, the MA5680T transmits the IGMP protocol packets to the device at the
convergence layer.
The multicast server transmits the video traffic to the MA5680T through the backbone
network and the convergence network. The MA5680T forwards the traffic to the user
terminals based on the authentication results.
At the user end, the STB terminates video signals, performs media conversion, and
controls program switching.
CATV
Through the electrical-to-optical conversion, video streams are converted into
downstream optical waves, and then superposed with downstream optical waves of the
GPON in the wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) mode. The superposed waves
are transmitted to the ONT in the downstream direction through an optical fiber. Then
the ONT separates the video signals from the waves, and sends the signals to the TV.
In this manner, the video service is implemented.
4.2 Mobile Bearer Network Application
The MA5680T supports the mobile bearer network application, which converges the fixed
network and mobile network on the bearer plane, helps to save the CAPEX and OPEX, and
implements the evolution of IP-based network.
Service Description
To address the growing number of mobile users and increasing demand for the mobile data and
video services, 3G mobile stations need to be expanded to provide high bandwidth.
Compared with the SDH/ATM private line technologies, the IP return transmission technology
of the MA5680T not only provides an easy return transmission solution for base stations, but
also helps to save the cost for base station return transmission to a great extent.
In the mobile bearer network application, the IP-based return transmission technology is adopted
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Network Description
The mobile bearer network application has the following features:
l The base station adopts distributed mode, and provides IP ports and EI ports.
The base station adopts distributed mode. The voice service is transmitted upstream
through the E1 ports, and the data service is transmitted upstream through the IP ports.
The voice service requires small bandwidth; therefore, usually one or two E1 ports are
required. The data service requires high bandwidth; therefore, the base station adopts
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IP port for data service transmission, thus improving the bandwidth utilization for the
upstream data service.
l The base station does not adopt the distributed mode.
For a large number of legacy base stations and base stations that are currently under
construction, IP upstream connection is not adopted, and only E1 ports are used for
upstream transmission
The E1 ports must support PWE3 to facilitate service bearing over an IP network.
The MA5680T supports the clock in the mobile bearer network.
l The MA5680T obtains the clock information from the BITS, and transmits the clock
information to the downstream mobile base stations through the ONT. In this manner, clock
synchronization is maintained between the base station, the BSC and the RNC, thus
ensuring that the end users are not affected during a service switchover between base
stations.
l The MA5680T supports the BC mode of the 1588 V2 clock model. The MA5680T works
with the ONU to provide clock information to the base station, thus ensuring the highprecision
clock frequency and phase synchronization.
4.3 TDM Private Line Network Application
The MA5680T supports the TDM private line network application, which protects the
investment on the traditional TDM network and implements the all IP architecture.
Service Description
The MA5680T supports the TDM private line network application. The following network
applications are supported:
l Terminating the circuit-emulation service over packet (SAToP) and transmitting the service
upstream in the E1/STM-1 mode
l Terminating the native TDM and transmitting the service upstream in the E1/STM-1 mode
l Terminating the native TDM and transmitting the service upstream in the SAToP mode
Terminating the SAToP and Transmitting the Service Upstream in the E1/STM-1
Mode
Figure 4-3 shows the network application for terminating the SAToP(Structure-Agnostic TDM
over Packet) and transmitting the service upstream in the E1/STM-1 mode
Figure 4-3 Network application for terminating the SAToP and transmitting the service
upstream in the E1/STM-1 mode
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In the upstream direction, the ONT encapsulates the E1 service into the PON frame in the format
of SAToP packet, and the PON network transmits the PON frame to the MA5680T that functions
as an OLT. The MA5680T decapsulates the SAToP packet and the E1 service, and then the
MA5680T can provide the E1 for connecting to the upper-layer TDM network and the STM-1
port for connecting to the SDH network..
In the downstream direction, the TDM network service is transmitted to the MA5680T through
the E1/STM-1 port. The MA5680T converts the E1/STM-1 service stream into the SAToP
packet, and then encapsulates the SAToP packet into the PON frame. Then, the PON network
transmits the PON frame to the corresponding ONT, and the ONT decapsulates the E1 service.
Terminating the Native TDM and Transmitting the Service Upstream in the E1/
STM-1 Mode
Figure 4-4 shows the network application for terminating the native TDM and transmitting the
service upstream in the E1/STM-1 mode.
Figure 4-4 Network application for terminating the Native TDM and transmitting the service
upstream in the E1/STM-1 mode
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Network description:
The TDM service of the base station and enterprise users can be accessed through the E1 port
of the ONT, and the ONT transmits the Ethernet service and TDM service upstream to the OLT
simultaneously. The OLT identifies and forwards the Ethernet service and TDM service,
transmitting them to the upper-layer IP network and TDM network respectively. The OLT can
provide the E1 for connecting to the upper-layer TDM network and the STM-1 port for
connecting to the SDH network.
Terminating the Native TDM and Transmitting the Service Upstream in the SAToP
Mode
Figure 4-5 shows the network application for terminating the native TDM and transmitting the
service upstream in the SAToP mode.
Figure 4-5 Network application for terminating the Native TDM and transmitting the service
upstream in the SAToP mode
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Network description:
The mobile 2G base station is connected to the ONT through the TDM E1 port, and the ONT
encapsulates the TDM packets into the GPON GEM frame directly to implement TDM service
transmission over the GPON network (native TDM). The OLT converts the native TDM service
into SAToP packets, and finally transmits the traffic stream to the peer end over the PSN. (The
device at the peer end must have the corresponding TDM PWE3 function.) In this manner, the
traditional TDM service can be transmitted over the PSN, and the all IP architecture of the entire
network is implemented.
4.4 MSTP Network Application
The MA5680T supports the MSTP network application, providing redundant links with a better
load balancing function, which is applicable to all the networks with the service protection
requirement.
Service Description
The Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) is compatible with the Spanning Tree Protocol
(STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP). In addition, MSTP can remedy the drawback
of STP and RSTP. MSTP supports quick booting, and can also provide enhanced load balancing
function for redundant links.
MSTP is applicable to a network with the service-protection requirement.
Example Network
Figure 4-6 shows the MSTP network application.
Figure 4-6 MSTP network application
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Network Description
The MA5680Ts form an MSTP network, which meets the service-protection requirement and
saves the optical fiber resources. In addition, the spanning tree instance can be configured
according to the VLAN to implement the load balancing for upstream ports.
It is not recommended that you build an MSTP network at major nodes with a large number of
users because an MSTP network requires the switchover time and has restrictions on the number
of MAC addresses.
4.5 QinQ Network Application
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The MA5680T supports the QinQ network application. This application saves the public VLAN
ID resources and implements the transparent transmission of private VLANs to the public
network.
Service Description
The 802.1q in 802.1q (QinQ) application supports allocation of public VLAN IDs to user packets
that have VLAN tags so that the packets can be transmitted in the backbone network by using
the public VLAN IDs. In this way, public VLAN ID resources are saved to a great extent, and
the P2P interconnection between private line users across the MAN is facilitated.
Example Network
Figure 4-7 shows the QinQ network application.
Figure 4-7 QinQ network application
Network Description
In the QinQ application, the user packets transmitted in the backbone network have two layers
of VLAN tags: a public VLAN tag and a private VLAN tag.
l On the user side of the MA5680T
The enterprise users are connected to the MA5680T through the ONT and the traffic is
delivered in the VLAN mode. The users of VLAN 1 and VLAN 2 are connected to the
MA5680T. The MA5680T allocates a public VLAN ID (VLAN 3 with the QinQ attribute)
to the packets, and forwards the packets to the upper-layer network.
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Network Description
In the VLAN stacking application, the BRAS must authenticate both layers of VLAN tags. When
a packet reaches the MA5680T, it is tagged with two VLAN tags (outer VLAN and inner
VLAN),
and then transmitted to the associated ISP based on the outer VLAN tag. The user is identified
by the inner VLAN tag.
The VLAN stacking application ensures that the VLANs can be reused, and realizes the multiIPS wholesale service.
4.7 Triple Play Network Application
The powerful service processing capability of the MA5680T helps to provide data and video
services to users simultaneously with guaranteed QoS.
Service Description
The MA5680T supports the following triple play solutions:
l GPON: Triple play solution through multiple GEM ports
Different GEM ports are used to differentiate different traffic streams.
Different traffic streams are mapped to different GEM ports according to the VLAN ID,
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802.1p, or physical port, and then sent to the MA5680T for processing.
l GPON: Triple play solution through a single GEM port
The MA5680T differentiates the service streams according to the Ethernet type of the userside
packet, VLAN ID at the user side, or 802.1p domain at the user side, and then controls
the traffic streams.
The current ONT need not be re-configured, which saves the GEM port resources.
Example Network
Figure 4-9 shows the triple play network application.
Figure 4-9 Triple play network application
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programs.
The IGMP proxy control packets are transmitted to the upstream multicast server by
the MA5680T, thus implementing the management on the multicast users and programs.
The video traffic stream is transmitted to the MA5680T by the multicast server, and the
MA5680T forwards the traffic stream transparently to the multicast users.
On the user terminal, the video signals are terminated and the media is converted on the
set top box (STB). In addition, the STB controls the program switching.
Through the triple play network application, the access mode of multiple services can be
implemented simultaneously on the same user terminal.
2.0 Fiber To The x (FTTx)
Today, fiber networks come in many varieties, depending on the termination point:
building (FTTB), home (FTTH), curb (FTTC) etc. For simplicity, most people have begun to
refer to the fiber network as FTTx, in which x stands for the termination point. As
telecommunications providers consider the best method for delivering fiber to their subscribers,
they have a variety of FTTx architectures to consider. FTTH, FTTB, and FTTC each have
different configurations and characteristics.
2.1 FTTH (Fiber To The Home):
FTTH is now a cost-effective alternative to the traditional copper loop. Fiber to the
Home is defined as a telecommunications architecture in which a communications path is
provided over optical fiber cables extending from an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) unit located in
central office (CO) connects to an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) at each premise. Both OLTs
and ONTs are active devices. This communications path is provided for the purpose of carrying
telecommunications traffic to one or more subscribers and for one or more services (for example
Internet Access, Telephony and/or Video-Television). FTTH consists of a single optical fiber
cable from the base station to the home. The optical/electrical signals are converted and
connection to the users PC via an Ethernet card. FTTH is the final configuration of access
networks using optical fiber cable.
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FTTH provides Service Providers with the ability to provide cutting edge
technology and best-in-class services.
FTTH provides carriers with an opportunity to increase the average revenues per
user (ARPU), to reduce the capital investment required to deliver multiple
services, and to lower the costs of operating networks (fewer outdoor electronics,
remote management, ..) will result in less operational expense.
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backbone of the network operator. Multiple services are provided to the access network through
this interface,.
Provision to support protection for taking care of fiber cuts, card failure etc.
Typical distance between OLT & ONT can be greater than 15Km (with unequal
splitting - up-to 35Km)
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PON and fiber infrastructure can also be used for supporting any one way distributive
services e.g. video at a different wavelength
PON is configured in full duplex mode in a single fiber point to multipoint (P2MP) topology.
Subscribers see traffic only from the head end, and not from each other. The OLT (head end)
allows only one subscriber at a time to transmit using the Time Division Multiplex Access
(TDMA) protocol. PON systems use optical splitter architecture, multiplexing signals with
different wavelengths for downstream and upstream.
There are two common splitter configurations are being used for PON architecture i.e.
centralized and the cascaded approaches.
A. Centralized Splitter Approach
In Centralized Splitter Approach typically uses a 1x32 splitter in an outside plant
enclosure, such as a fiber distribution terminal. In the case of a 1x32 splitter, each device is
connected to an OLT in the central office. In this approach, optical splitters are concentrated in a
single location from which all customers optical network terminals (ONTs) at 32 homes are
connected as shown in fig. 7.
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support downstream rates as high as 2.5 Gbits/sec and an upstream rate from 155 Mbits/sec to
2.5 Gbits/sec. BSNL is procuring the GPON that will support downstream rate 2.5Gbps and
upstream 1.25 Gbps.
5.0
Features
BPON
GPON
EPON
Responsible
Standard body
IEEE 802.3ah
(G-983 Series)
(G-984 Series)
Bandwidth
Downstream
1490 nm
Upstream
1310 nm
1310 nm
1310 nm
Layer-2
Protocols
ATM
ATM, Ethernet,
over GEM
Frame
ATM
GPON
Method
TDM Ethernet
Max. Distance 20 km
(OLT to ONU )
Split Ratio
Line Codes
NRZ ( Scrambled )
NRZ ( Scrambled )
8B/10B
Downstream
Security
AES: Advanced
Encryption Standard -128
bit key
AES: Advanced
Encryption Standard
( Counter mode)
Not Defined
FEC
None
Yes
Yes
No. of fibers
1 or 2
1 or 2
Protection
Switching
None
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into a brand name Next Generation Play Network (NGPN). These services will be rolled
out in phase manner in three phases.
In its first phase (2008-09) the projection is for 7.0 Lakhs customers out of which 5.5
Lakhs customers are proposed in A-Grade nearly 28 cities with GPON and 1.5 Lakhs customers
are planned in B- Grade nearly 77 cities based on GEPON.
The second phase (2009-10) of G-PON/GE-PON deployment can be extended to other
cities also having OAN cable already laid as per the OAN target. Phase-II FTTH plan shall target
7,00,000 customers to be extended with fast Ethernet/ Gigabit Ethernet service to their buildings
on Fibre.
In the third phase (2010-11) Ethernet to the Home (ETTH) can be taken up in 198 cities
and the total target of the FTTH deployment in 2010-11 shall be approximately 7, 50,000
customers.
The FTTH plan proposal is made for commercial and technical aspects of the Fibre To
The Home project. The total customer base on FTTH by March 2011 shall be 2 Millions.
7.0 Proposed Services on FTTH network of BSNL
The first and foremost service proposed in the deployment of these PON technologies is
to roll out the Next Generation Play Network (NGPN). The following services are proposed on
the FTTH network:
Basic internet Access Service controlled and uncontrolled from 256Kbps to 1000Mbps.
Remote Education
Point to Point and Point to Multi Point Video Conferencing, virtual classroom.
Voice and Video Telephony over IP: Connection under control of centrally located soft
switches.
Interactive Gaming.
Layer 3 VPN
VPN on broadband
From the BSNL network point of view GPON, being the TDM based technology, shall
integrate into the existing switching network. While the VOIP feature in the GE-PON provides
easy migration path to the Next Generation Network (NGN) of the BSNL. Since TDM
switches and the NGN are to coexist for up to 2015 as per the NGN vision plan both GPON and
GE-PON are the most suitable PON technologies for BSNL.
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