Broadband Access: Wireline and Wireless -- Alternatives for Internet Services; Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Introduction to Broadband Access Networks and Technologies; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 A Brief History of the Access Network; 1.3 Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL); 1.3.1 DSL Technologies and Their Evolution; 1.3.2 DSL System Technologies; 1.4 Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial Cable (HFC); 1.5 Power Line Communications (PLC); 1.6 Fiber in the Loop (FITL); 1.7 Wireless Broadband Access; 1.8 Direct Point-to-Point Connections; Appendix 1.A: Voiceband Modems
2 Introduction to Fiber Optic Broadband Access Networks and Technologies2.1 Introduction; 2.2 A Brief History of Fiber in the Loop (FITL); 2.3 Introduction to PON Systems; 2.3.1 PON System Overview; 2.3.2 PON Protocol Evolution; 2.4 FITL Technology Considerations; 2.4.1 Optical Components; 2.4.2 Powering the Loop; 2.4.3 System Power Savings; 2.4.4 PON Reach Extension; 2.5 Introduction to PON Network Protection; 2.5.1 Background on Network Protection; 2.5.2 PON Facility Protection; 2.5.3 OLT Function Protection; 2.5.4 ONU Protection; 2.5.5 Conclusions Regarding Protection; 2.6 Conclusions
Appendix 2.A: Subscriber Power ConsiderationsReferences; Further Reading; 3 IEEE Passive Optical Networks; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet-based PON (EPON); 3.2.1 EPON Physical Layer; 3.2.2 Signal Formats; 3.2.3 MAC Protocol; 3.2.4 Encryption and Security; 3.2.5 Forward Error Correction (FEC); 3.2.6 ONU Discovery and Activation; 3.2.7 ONU Ranging Mechanism; 3.2.8 EPON OAM; 3.2.9 Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment (DBA); 3.3 IEEE 802.3av 10Gbit/s Ethernet-based PON (10G EPON); 3.3.1 10G EPON Physical Layer; 3.3.2 Signal Format; 3.3.3 MAC Protocol; 3.3.4 Forward Error Correction
3.3.5 ONU Discovery and Activation3.3.6 ONU Ranging Mechanism; 3.3.7 10G EPON OAM; 3.3.8 Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation; 3.4 Summary Comparison of EPON and 10G EPON; 3.5 Transport of Timing and Synchronization over EPON and 10G EPON; 3.6 Overview of the IEEE 1904.1 Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON); 3.6.1 SIEPON MAC Functional Blocks; 3.6.2 VLAN Support; 3.6.3 Multicast Service; 3.6.4 SIEPON Service Management; 3.6.5 Performance Monitoring and Verification; 3.6.6 SIEPON Service Availability; 3.6.7 SIEPON Optical Link Protection; 3.6.8 SIEPON Power Savings
