Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Remote Repeater-Based EPON With MAC Forwarding for Long-Reach and High-Split-Ratio Passive Optical Networks

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

The Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) is one of the most viable optical access technologies for the provision of broadband services to users. However, the scalability of EPON has become a limiting factor in realizing network architecture with large coverage and a high number of subscribers. EPONs with longer reach and higher split ratios have been successfully demonstrated by researchers to overcome the physical limitations of reach and split ratio of the standard PON architecture. Nevertheless, the 1 Gb/s bandwidth that is shared among a larger number of users degrades the efficiency of EPON especially in terms of the data rate utilized by each user. In this paper, we propose a simple active remote node (RN) with a media access control (MAC) forwarding scheme for an EPON network to achieve improved network performance and overcome bandwidth limitations arising from higher split ratios. The scheme works in conjunction with EPON protocols and does not modify the underlying functionalities of the network. The simulation results show a large improvement in latency (up to 90ms of improvement) and up to 18% of enhancement in capacity or a 16% increase in the number of users with the use of the active RN structure.

© 2009 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Local-Traffic-Redirection-Based Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment Scheme for EPON With Active Forwarding Remote Repeater Node

Chien Aun Chan, Manik Attygalle, and Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 3(3) 245-253 (2011)

Resource Management in STARGATE-Based Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SG-EPONs)

Lehan Meng, Chadi M. Assi, Martin Maier, and Ahmad R. Dhaini
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 1(4) 279-293 (2009)

SLA-Aware Protocol for Efficient Tunable Laser Utilization to Support Incremental Upgrade in Long-Reach Passive Optical Networks

Huan Song, Amitabha Banerjee, Biswanath Mukherjee, Byoung-Whi Kim, Sunhee Yang, and Youngil Park
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 1(5) 512-520 (2009)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (10)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (1)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved