Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks
The Standard for Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON) working group proposed the IEEE P1904.1 standard.[1]
Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) is the leading technology for 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]
The project was organized 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, allowing 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/
