Passive optical network (PON)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Passive_optical_network_(PON)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:telecommunications_company
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:PON
gptkbp:advantage	Scalability Security concerns High bandwidth Lower maintenance costs Distance limitations Shared bandwidth
gptkbp:alternativeTo	gptkb:Active_optical_network_(AON)
gptkbp:compatibleWith	Active electronic components in distribution network
gptkbp:connects	gptkb:Optical_line_terminal_(OLT) Optical network units (ONUs)
gptkbp:deployment	1990s
gptkbp:enables	gptkb:VoIP Internet service provider IPTV Video on demand Triple play services
gptkbp:hasComponent	gptkb:Optical_line_terminal_(OLT) gptkb:Optical_network_terminal_(ONT) gptkb:Optical_distribution_network_(ODN) gptkb:Optical_network_unit_(ONU) Passive optical splitter
gptkbp:hasDownstreamRate	Up to 2.5 Gbps (GPON) Up to 10 Gbps (10G-PON)
gptkbp:hasTopology	Point-to-multipoint
gptkbp:hasUpstreamRate	Up to 1.25 Gbps (GPON) Up to 10 Gbps (10G-PON)
gptkbp:hasVariant	gptkb:EPON gptkb:GPON gptkb:10G-PON gptkb:APON gptkb:BPON gptkb:NG-PON2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Passive optical network (PON)
gptkbp:marketedAs	Telecommunications companies
gptkbp:partOf	FTTx deployments
gptkbp:provides	Last mile connectivity
gptkbp:standardizedBy	gptkb:IEEE gptkb:ITU-T
gptkbp:supports	Multiple users per fiber
gptkbp:supportsProtocol	gptkb:GEM gptkb:Ethernet ATM TDM
gptkbp:usedFor	Fiber-optic communications Broadband network access
gptkbp:usedIn	Business broadband Residential broadband
gptkbp:uses	Optical fiber Passive splitters
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Fiber_optics
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6