Abstract

In light of the 5G deployments, edge computing, and future high bandwidth services, the industry is rethinking the optical access network architecture design. Passive optical network (PON) with its efficient fiber infrastructure plays an essential role in this design transformation. This article reviews the driving forces shaping the new generations of PON systems in the coming years; and discusses the course of action in the FSAN Group, ITU-T, and IEEE standards bodies to address the impending requirements.

Progress of ITU-T higher speed passive optical network (50G-PON) standardization

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J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 12(10) D99-D108 (2020)

Physical Layer Aspects of NG-PON2 Standards—Part 1: Optical Link Design [Invited]

Jun Shan Wey, Derek Nesset, Maurizio Valvo, Klaus Grobe, Hal Roberts, Yuanqiu Luo, and Joe Smith
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 8(1) 33-42 (2016)

PON going beyond FTTH [Invited Tutorial]

Thomas Pfeiffer, Pascal Dom, Sarvesh Bidkar, François Fredricx, Konstantinos Christodoulopoulos, and René Bonk
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 14(1) A31-A40 (2022)

Super-PON: an evolution for access networks [Invited]

Claudio DeSanti, Liang Du, Jhon Guarin, Jason Bone, and Cedric F. Lam
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 12(10) D66-D77 (2020)

PON Roadmap [Invited]

Derek Nesset
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1) A71-A76 (2017)