The evolution of Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) and future trends

• Main Authors: Obite, Felix, Jaja, Edward Tamunoiyowuna, Ijeomah, Geoffrey, Jahun, Kabiru Ibrahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22694/1/The%20evolution%20of%20Ethernet%20Passive%20Optical%20Network%20%28EPON%29%20and%20future%20trends.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22694/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.03.119; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.03.119

The tremendous Internet traffic growth has confirmed that the telecommunications backbone is moving aggressively from a time division multiplexing (TDM) orientation to a focus on Ethernet solution. Ethernet PON, which presents the convergence of low-cost Ethernet and fiber infrastructures, has taken...