Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks
IEEE P1904.1[1]: "Standard for Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON).
EPON (Ethernet Passive Optical Networks) is the leading technology for FTTx (Fiber to the x) access networks, with more than 30 million subscriber lines being served by 1G-EPON. It is expected that deployment volumes soon will reach more than 10 million new subscribers annually. In response to this rapid growth, the market is looking for open, international, system-level specifications that will foster multi-vendor interoperability. The SIEPON standard project will develop system-level specifications, targeting "plug-and-play" interoperability of the transport, service, and control planes in a multi-vendor environment.[2]
Project purpose - to build upon the IEEE 802.3ah[3] (1G-EPON) and IEEE 802.3av[4] (10G-EPON) Physical layer and Data Link layer standards and create a system-level and network-level standard, thus allowing full “plug-and-play” interoperability of the transport, service, and control planes in a multi-vendor environment.
References
- ^ IEEE P1904.1 Working Group, http://www.ieee1904.org/1/
- ^ IEEE SA press release on formation of P1904.1 at http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/2009/pr_ieeenewSIEPONstandard.html
- ^ IEEE P802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile Task Force, http://www.ieee802.org/3/ah/
- ^ IEEE P802.3av 10G-EPON Task Force, http://www.ieee802.org/3/av/
- IEEE P802.3 Working Group
- Get IEEE 802.3 LAN/MAN CSMA/CD Access Method - Download 802.3 specifications.