The CPE of Ethernet Passive Optical Networks
By Scott Ingram and Steve Harris – Ethernet has been around for over 50 years, with its origins at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, PARC. As a Layer 2 communication protocol
Read MoreBy Scott Ingram and Steve Harris – Ethernet has been around for over 50 years, with its origins at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, PARC. As a Layer 2 communication protocol
Read MoreBy Steven Harris — This article was written to get you started on your journey to learn about the latest fiber optic technologies, protocols, and architectures leveraged in our networks.
Read MoreBy Steven Harris — The trend in the cable industry going forward will be to deploy an increased number of fiber-rich networks that include sophisticated optic connections, equipment, and cabling.
Read MoreBy Steven Harris — The transport medium of choice for these future cable access networks and next generation services will be fiber optic cabling. As I shared in my previous articles, operators are focused on improving the quality of the network and transforming them with new fiber deep, FTTx, and distributed access architecture.
Read MoreBy Steven Harris – The access network will require the adoption of scalable new standard architectures leveraging new hardware components and designs. One of the scalable architectures is called “fiber deep”
Read MoreWhen a 27-year old, red-bearded, infinitely curious MIT protégé named Bob Metcalfe joined the research team at Xerox’s legendary Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in 1972, he had his first encounter with an emerging curiosity: the personal computer. Metcalfe and his team established the first experimental Ethernet specification
Read MoreBy Steven Harris – The access network will require the adoption of scalable new standard architectures leveraging new hardware components and designs. One of the scalable architectures is called “fiber deep”
Read MoreBy Steven Harris – The focus of the rest of the article is how Ethernet is transforming the access network providing our cable subscribers connectivity via a passive optical network (PON) that uses IEEE Ethernet frames. PONs that use the Ethernet protocol are called Ethernet passive optical networks or EPONs.
Read MoreReni Gorman, vice president, learning and development, SCTE•ISBE, with Karl Kapp, Ed.D., professor at Bloomsburg University, learning industry author and thought leader.
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