Optical Line Termination - The PON Heart: Assessment of Markets and Technologies

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction

1.1 General

1.2 OLT Role

1.3 Triple Play

1.4 PON Appearance

1.5 Scope

1.6 Research Methodology

1.7 Target Audience

2.0 Technologies

2.1 OLT and PON

2.1.1 The PON Proposition

2.2 PON Concept and OLT Place

2.3 Standards

2.4 PON Classification

2.5 OLT Components

2.6 Optical Line Termination Model: FSAN

2.6.1 PON Core Shell

2.6.2 Cross Connect Shell

2.6.3 Service Shell

2.7 OLT Responsibilities

2.7.1 Bandwidth Allocation

2.7.2 Grant mechanism

2.7.2.1 Capture Effect

2.7.3 Ranging

2.7.3.1 Burst-mode Transceivers

2.8 PON Technologies ? Requirements to OLT

2.8.1 E-PON

2.8.1.1 EFM-General

2.8.1.2 Signals Flow and OLT

2.8.1.3 Framing

2.8.2 G-PON

2.8.3 ATM and Broadband PON ? A/B-PON

2.8.3.1 General

2.8.3.2 Layers

2.8.3.3 Frame Structure

2.8.3.4 B-PON Specifics

2.8.3.5 Wavelength Allocation

3.0 Market

3.1 PON Market: Forecast

3.1.1 Market Drivers

3.1.2 Market Forecast

3.1.2.1 Model Assumptions

3.1.2.2 Market Estimate

3.1.2.2.1 Structure

3.1.2.2.2 Equipment

3.1.2.2.3 Estimate

3.2 OLT Market Forecast

4.0 Vendors

• AFC (Tellabs) (B-PON)
• AFL [E-PON]
• Alcatel [B-PON]
• Alloptic [E-PON]
• Broadata [E-PON]
• CEOS [B-PON}
• Entrisphere [B-PON]
• Hitachi [E-PON, B-PON]
• iamba
• Flexlight [G-PON]
• Fujikura [E-PON, B-PON]
• MotorolaBroadband-Quantum Bridge [B-PON]
• Nayna [A-PON, B-PON, E-PON (EFM)]
• Novera Optics
• Occam
• Optical Solutions [G-PON]
• Salira [E-PON]
• Sumitomo Electric [E-PON]
• Terawave [B-PON]
• UTStarcom [E-PON]
• Wave7 [E-PON]
• Zhone [B-PON]

5.0 OLT Technical-Economical Characteristics

5.1 Base

5.2 OLT Technologies Distribution

5.3 Price Ratio

6.0 Conclusions