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Composition of GPON Network


A GPON system consists of the Optical Line Terminal (OLT), Optical Network Unit (ONU), and Optical Distribution Network (ODN).Generally, OLTs are placed in a CO equipment room and mainly used to converge optical signals from ONUs. Depending on the access scenario,ONUs can be deployed in corridors and street sides to provide various access interfaces, such as POTS interfaces for telephone services and GE/FE interfaces for Internet access services. An ODN is composed of passive optical components such as optical fibers and one or more passive optical splitters. An ODN provides an optica I communication channel between OLTs and ON.

In a GPON network, OLTs are service-side nodes of the access network, and are connected to service node devices through service node interfaces (SNIs) to enable service access. The ON Us are user-side access devices which access customer premises equipment (CPE) through user-to-network interfaces (UNI).

 Commander in Chief: OLT

An OLT is a core component of an optical access network. It is equivalent to the L2 switch or L3 router in a traditional communication network and functions as a multi-service platform. On one hand, it converges signals that carry various services at the CO side, sends the signals to the access network in a certain format, and transmits the signals to subscribers. On the other hand, it sent the signals received from subscribers to various service networks based on service types.

One OLT can connect multiple ONUs through optical splitters to control, manage, and range ONUs. The OLT, like a commander in chief, instructs each ONU to provide users with cost effective and high-speed communication services, connecting users closely together through light signals.

The OLT consists of the core layer, service layer, and common layer.

Core layer: Provides aggregation, distribution, service processing, and ODN adaptation

functions.

Service layer: Provides service interfaces to support various services.

Common layer: Provides power supply and maintenance functions.

 Soldier: ONU

An ONU is located at the subscriber side and works with the OLT to implement layer 2 and

layer 3 Ethernet functions and provide voice, data, and multimedia services for subscribers.

The ONU implements the following functions:

Filters and accepts data sent from the OLT.

Responds to management instructions from the OLT and makes adjustments

accordingly.

Buffers the Ethernet data from subscribers and transmits the data upstream in transmit

windows allocated by the OLT.

Implements other subscriber management functions.

HUAWEI ONU device includes Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) and Optical Network Terminal

(ONT);MDUs are usually be deployed in corridors and street sides cabinets, etc, ONTs are

usually be deployed in user's home.

Optical Distribution Network: ODN

The ODN is an optical cable network consisting of PON devices. It establishes an optical

information transmission channel to transmit and distribute data between the OLT and

ONUs.

The ODN can be divided by 2 points into 3 sections from the CO to the subscriber side. The

2 points refer to the optical distribution point and the optical access point. The 3 sections

refer to feeder optical cables, distribution optical cables, and optical drop cables

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