JOURNAL ARTICLE

Extended-Reach Passive Optical Networks

Abstract

We review several techniques to extend the reach of PON beyond 60 km utilizing a repeater at the remote node and distributed Raman amplification. We also discuss practical deployment issues and economics of extended-reach PON.

Keywords:
Repeater (horology) Software deployment Passive optical network Computer science Computer network Node (physics) Optical performance monitoring Optical cross-connect Multiwavelength optical networking Telecommunications Raman amplification 10G-PON Optical Transport Network Electronic engineering Optical fiber Wavelength-division multiplexing Distributed computing Optical amplifier Fiber optic splitter Engineering Physics Optoelectronics Optics Software engineering Encoding (memory) Artificial intelligence

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Topics

Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Optical Network Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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