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GPON (Gigabit PON) is an evolution of the BPON standard. It supports higher rates, enhanced security, and choice of Layer 2 protocol (ATM, GEM, Ethernet). In early 2008, Verizon having installed over 800 thousand lines by mid year. British Telecom, mobily-saudiarabia, Etisalat-uae, and AT&T are in advanced trials. Also, other companies such as Independent fibre networks LTD are working with service providers such as See the Light provide high speed GPON connections and FTTH (fibre to the home).

Case Studies 1 - Edge-Core Metro Access Switches were Chosen to Deploy FTTH Network in Vilnius Lithuania, to Enable Community Fiber Network with High Quality Services
After careful research and trials, Edge-Core 24-port L2 Metro Fiber Switch, ES3526S, stood out with successful test results and was chosen as access switch to deliver fiber-optic services to residential and small-business subscribers. Featuring 24 100Base-BX fiber and 2 GE combo ports, ES3526S provides robust multicast control features including IGMP Snooping, Immediate Leave, and Private VLAN. IGMP Snooping enables intelligent management of multicast traffic to be sent to only receivers while Immediate Leave provides a fast channel changing for IPTV services. Private VLAN provides IP address management for service providers and Layer 2 security and user privacy for subscribers.

In addition to robust multicast control, enhanced QoS such as WRR, strict scheduling, security features such as port security and ACL, Edge-Core ES3526S also uses Operation Administration Monitoring (OAM), industry standard Command Line Interface (CLI), embedded web-interface which provides service provider the interface for simple management and maintenance which cut down operating costs.

ES3526S Switches are installed in the buildings in Vilnius city and delivers wire-speed switching performance over optical fiber link to the subscribers. At the subscriber site, the optical signals are converted into electrical signals using media converters. By using Edge-Core Media Converter, EC3002, the linking distance between the FTTH Switch and the Media Converter can go up to 15Km and therefore high speed data and real-time voice and video are delivered.

Case Studies 2 - Internet Service Provider in Fryazino, Russia Expands Broadband Access Network and Services with Edge-Core Metro Access Switches
Fryazino.net worked with Telecomtest, an Edge-Core partner in Russia, had been adopted Edge-Core solution a few years back. The fact that Edge-Core solution has been delivering smooth and satisfying performance gives Fryazino.net the confidence in choosing Edge-Core switches again.

After reviewing the list of requirements and the existing IT infrastructure, Fryazino.net accepted recommendation from Telecom-Test to deploy Edge-Core switches based on various requirements. Edge-Core 28-port & 52-port L2 FE Stackable Switches, ES3526YA& ES3550YA, were chosen to fulfill the high-density switching needs while Edge-Core L2/L4 Fiber Metro Access Switches, ES3526S were chosen for Fiber to the Building deployment. And the 26-port (ES3526XA), 28-port (ES3528M) and 52-port (ES3552M) FE Standalone Switches were selected as access switches to cost-effectively deliver services to residential or small-business subscribers.

Edge-Core Metro Access Solution is ideal for ISP to delivery quick-deployed and cost effective Ethernet to the home services. Featuring fan-less and friendly small depth design, ES3528M / ES3526XA switches provide noiseless operation, lower power consumption and allow the switches to fit in smaller racks. Also, with advanced QoS, robust multicast control and superior management features including Dual F/W images, Auto-provision, CLI and SNMP, Telecomtest helps the customer easily expand and manage the network infrastructure.

Mobile Backhaul Market Report

• By 2011, service providers using PDH, ATM over PDH, or SONET/SDH for their mobile backhaul connections will be paying roughly 3 to 30 times as much in service charges per connection as those using Ethernet, DSL, coax cable, or PON.
• New cell site backhaul connections, which drive equipment spending, will grow at a 27% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2007 to 2011.
• Rapidly expanding HSPA is a trigger point driving operators to move to IP/Ethernet backhaul.
• The IP/Ethernet portion of worldwide mobile backhaul equipment revenue is forecast to grow at a 57% CAGR from 2007 to 2011.

GPON Features:

• 1 GPON port (2x10 SC/APC SFF type)
• 2-Port 10/100/1000Base-T (RJ45)
• ITU-T G.984 compliance
• 128 Bit AES Encryption: Security Guaranteed
• Support Forward Error Correction (FEC)
• Support various ONT Transceivers (20km)
• GPON Encapsulation Method (GEM) port: 256 (port id)
• 40 T-CONTs
• GPON ONU Transceiver
• ITU-T G.984.2 compliant GPON ONU class B+
• Support Digital Diagnostic Monitoring interface
• Burst mode application
• FTTx WDM Broadband Access