GPON Fundamentals
GPON Fundamentals
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Basic Concepts of PON
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What is PON?
Passive Optical Network
Passive Optical
Splitter ONU
Optical Line Terminal
ONU
PSTN
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Why GPON?
<1Mbps 3M 8M 25M 100M BD
Coverage ~5km
<3km <2km <1km
diameter
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Concepts
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GPON Principle----Data Multiplexing
1490nm
1310nm
To separate upstream/downstream signals of multiple users over a single fibre, GPON adopts
two multiplexing mechanism:
– In downstream direction, data packets are transmitted in a broadcast manner;
– In upstream direction, data packets are transmitted in a TDMA manner.
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GPON Principle----Downstream Data
Broadcast mode
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GPON Principle----Upstream Data
TDMA mode
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Comparison Between GPON and EPON
GPON EPON
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Architecture of Optical Access Network
CO Customer
Premise
3.5-5km
xDSL 2~20Mbps Remote Business
BA DSLAM
ODN Curb
MDU
Multi-Dwelling Unit
2.5Gbps Down /1.25Gbps Up
FTTB OLT
ONU
Optical Networks Unit
2.5Gbps Down /1.25Gbps Up
FTTH OLT
ONT
Optical Line Termination Optical Networks Termination
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What is Optical Access Network?
From the architecture diagram, the optical access network comprises the following
scenarios:
1. FTTB scenario
As an access scenario for business users, Fiber to The Business (FTTB) scenario falls
into single business unit (SBU) and Business Multi-tenant unit (MTU) in terms of capacity.
Of them, SBU provides a comparatively small number of ports, including following types:
POTS, 10/100/1000BASE-T, RF(33dBmV), and DS1/T1/E1 ports; MTU provides a
comparatively larger number of ports, including following types: POTS,
10/100/1000BASE-T, RF and DS1/T1/E1 ports.
2. FTTC & FTTCab scenario
As an access to the curb or the cabinet over fibre, Fiber to The Curb& Fiber to The
Cabinet (FTTC & FTTCab) scenario is for the Multi-dwelling unit (MDU), providing a
comparatively larger number of ports, including following types: 10/100/1000BASE-T,
RF(33dBmV), VDSL2, and so on.
3. FTTH scenario
As an access to the home over fibre, Fiber to The Home (FTTH ) scenario is mainly for
the single family unit (SFU), providing a comparatively small number of ports, including
following types: POTS, 10/100/1000BASE-T, and RF(18dBmV).
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Analysis of GPON Standards
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GPON Standards
ITU-T G.984.1 ITU-T G.984.2
• Parameter description of GPON network • Specifications of ODN parameters
• Requirements of protection switch-over • Specifications of 2.488Gbps downstream optical port
networking • Specifications of 1.244Gbps upstream optical port
• Overhead allocation at physical layer
ITU-T G-984.1/2/3/4
ITU-T G.984.3
• Specifications of TC layer in the GPON system
ITU-T G.984.4
• GTC multiplexing architecture and protocol
• OMCI message format
stack
• OMCI device management frame
• GTC frame
• OMCI working principle
• ONU registration and activation
• DBA specifications
• Alarms and performance
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GPON Network Model Reference
UNI R/S ODN S/R SNI
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Basic Performance Parameters of GPON
GPON identifies 7 transmission speed combination as follows:
0.15552 Gbit/s up, 1.24416 Gbit/s down
0.62208 Gbit/s up, 1.24416 Gbit/s down
1.24416 Gbit/s up, 1.24416 Gbit/s down
0.15552 Gbit/s up, 2.48832 Gbit/s down
0.62208 Gbit/s up, 2.48832 Gbit/s down
1.24416 Gbit/s up, 2.48832 Gbit/s down
2.48832 Gbit/s up, 2.48832 Gbit/s down
Among them, 1.24416 Gbit/s up, 2.48832 Gbit/s down is the mainstream
speed combination supported at current time.
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GPON Network Protection Mode
No backup on devices.
When the primary fibre fails, the
ONU#1
services on the fibre transfers to
1:N optical splitter IFpon the secondary fibre.
OLT
Service outage occurs, and the
Protected area outage duration depends on the
IFpon time of line recovery.
Secondary fibre ONU#N When the disconnection occurs to
the line from splitter to ONU,
IFpon service outage will occur and no
Type A Fibre backup backup happens.
The protected objects are restricted
IFpon Protected area
to the fibre from the OLT to the
ONU and boards of the OLT. For
IFpon ONU#N faults occur to other parts, no
protection is provided. With potential
Type B OLT interface backup IFpon
security problems, it cannot
satisfies customer’s requirements.
Fault location fails.
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GPON Network Protection Mode
Both the OLT and the ONT
ONU#1 provides two GPON interfaces.
GPON interfaces on the OLT
IFpon work in 1:1 mode.
IFpon
OLT
2:N optical splitter
This type is a kind of whole-
network protection. Two routes
are provided between OLT and
ONU, ensuring recovery of
IFpon various faults.
Whole-network protection When the primary PON port on
IFpon the ONU or user line fails, ONU
automatically transfers services
to the secondary PON port. In
this way, services goes
2:N optical splitter ONU#N upstream through the secondary
IFpon line and secondary port on the
IFpon OLT. Basically, service outage
will not occur.
Type C All-backup It is complex to realize it and not
cost-effective.
One port stays at idle state all
the time, causing low bandwidth
utilization.
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GPON Network Protection Mode
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GPON Multiplexing Architecture
OLT ONT
Port
GEM Port GEM Port
O T-CONT Port
Port T-CONT
N
U T-CONT
Port
Port
T-CONT
O
IFpon Port
N T-CONT
GEM Port: the minimum unit for carrying services.
Port
U T-CONT: Transmission Containers is a kind of Buffer
that carries services. It is mainly used to transmit
upstream data units. T-CONT is introduced to realize
O the dynamic bandwidth assignment of the upstream
N T-CONT Port bandwidth, so as to enhance the utilization of the line.
IF pon: GPON interface.
U
Base on the mapping scheme, service traffic is carried
to different GEM ports and then to different T-CONTs.
Port-ID The mapping between the GEM port and the T-CONT
ONU-ID is flexible. A GEM Port can correspond to a T-CONT; or
identifies Alloc-IDs identifies identifies GEM
ports multiple GEM Ports can correspond to the same T-
ONUs T-CONTs
CONT.
A GPON interface of an ONU contains one or multiple
T-CONTs.
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OLT Functional Blocks
Cross
PON Core Shell Service Shell
Connect Shell
Cross
Connection
function
PON core shell consists of two parts: PON interface function and PON TC function. PON TC
function includes framing, media access control, OAM, DBA, and delineation of Protocol Data
Unit (PDU) for the cross connect function, and ONU management.
The Cross-connect shell provides a communication path between the PON core
shell and the Service shell, as well as cross-connect functionality.
Service Shell provides translation between service interfaces and TC frame
interface of the PON section.
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ONU/ONT Functional Blocks
PON Core Shell Service Shell
Service
adaptation
PON interface PON TC
function function
MUX/
DEMUX
The functional building blocks of the G-PON ONU are mostly similar to the
functional building blocks of the OLT. Since the ONU operates with only a single
PON Interface (or maximum 2 interfaces for protection purposes), the cross-
connect function can be omitted. However, instead of this function, service MUX
and DMUX function is specified to handle traffic.
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GPON Frame Structure
Downstream Framing
125us
Physical Control Block
Downstream (PCBd)
Upstream
Payload
Bandwidth Map ONT1
OLT
T-CONT1 T-CONT 2
(ONT 1) (ONT 2)
Slot Slot Slot Slot
100 200 300 500
ONT64
PLOu PLOAMu PLSu DBRu Payload x DBRu Y Payload y
Upstream Framing
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GPON Upstream Frame Structure
Upstream Framing
PLOu PLOAMu PLSu DBRu x Payload x DBRu y Payload y PLOu DBRu z Payload z
ONT A ONT B
DBA CRC
1,2,4bytes 1 bytes
Preamble Delimiter BIP ONU-ID Ind Msg ID Message CRC
ONU ID
A bytes B bytes 1 bytes 1 bytes 1 bytes 1 bytes 10 bytes 1 bytes
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GPON Downstream Frame Structure
Downstream Framing
125us
FEC Ind Reserved Super-frame Blen BW Map Alen ATM Partition CRC
1 bit 1 bit Counter 30 bits Length 12 bits Length 12 bits 8 bits
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Mapping of TDM Service in GPON
TDM
TDM data Payload
TDM fragment
TDM frames are buffered and queued as they arrive, then TDM data is multiplexed
in to fixed-length GEM frames for transmission.
This scheme does not vary TDM services but transmit TDM services transparently.
Featuring fixed length, GEM frames benefits the transmission of TDM services .
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Mapping of Ethernet Service in GPON
PLI
Inter packet gap
Port ID 5 bytes
Preamble PTI
SFD CRC
DA
SA GEM
Length\Type Payload
FEC
EOF
GPON system resolves Ethernet frames and then directly maps the data of frames
into the GEM Payload.
GEM frames automatically encapsulate header information.
Mapping format is clear and it is easy for devices to support this mapping. It also
boasts good compatibility.
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GPON Key Technologies
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GPON Key Technologies----
Burst Optical/Electric Technology
Continuous transmitting units Burst transmitting units
0# ONU 0# ONU
1# ONU
1# ONU
0# ONT
0# ONT
Fast-enable and disable ability
0# ONU
Non- fast AGC receiving
0# ONT
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GPON Key Technologies----Ranging
OLT obtains the Round Trip Delay (RTD) through ranging process, then specifies
suitable Equalization Delay (EqD) so as to avoid occurrence of collision on optical
splitters.
To acquire the serial number and ranging, OLT needs open a window, that is, Quiet
Zone, and pauses upstream transmitting channels on other ONUs.
OLT
ONU1
Start of D/S Frame
Assigned EqD
ONU2
Pre-Assigned
EqD
OLT ONU3
Actual Reception
Desired Start of
of S/N Resonse
Desired Reception
of SN Response
U/S Frame
ONU
Pre-Assigned
Response
EqD Sstart
Time
ONU in
Ranging
Transmission of S/N Response
for Pre-ranged ONU
Reception of D/S Frame
state
U/S BW Map
containing
Ranging Request
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DBA
What is DBA?
--- DBA, Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment
--- DBA is a scheme facilitating dynamic bandwidth assignment at an interval of ns and us.
Why DBA?
--- It enhances the uplink bandwidth utilization of PON ports.
--- More users can be added on a PON port.
--- Users can enjoy higher-bandwidth services, especially those requiring comparatively
greater change in terms of the bandwidth.
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SLA: Service-Level Agreement
DBA Working Principle BW: Bandwidth
Maximum: maximum bandwidth
Guaranteed: guaranteed bandwidth
Minimum: minimum bandwidth
Based on service priorities, the system sets SLA for each ONU, restricting service bandwidth.
The maximum bandwidth and the minimum bandwidth pose limits to the bandwidth of each ONU, ensuring
various bandwidth for services of different priorities. In general, voice service enjoys the highest, then video
service and data service the lowest in terms of service priority.
OLT grants bandwidth based on services, SLA and the actual condition of the ONU. Services of higher priority
enjoy higher bandwidth.
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T-CONT Bandwidth Terms
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QoS Mechanism of ONU in GPON
VOIP
Traffic-flow Service
Scheduling differentia
VOD GPON
DATA And buffer based on
TDM control 802.1p
VOIP
Traffic-flow Service
VOD Scheduling differentia
GPON based on
DATA And buffer
TDM control 802.1p
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QoS Mechanism of OLT in GPON
802.1p
Ethernet
VOIP
COS
bridging
BTV
GE/10GE Queuing &
DATA Non- GPON
BSR scheduling
TDM blocking
switching DBA GPON
OLT
Upstream service
traffic based on
different VLANs
TDM Gateway
PSTN
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AES Encryption in GPON
1 1 1 End User
ONT
1
Decryption
1 3 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 1 End User
OLT ONT 2
2
Encryption Decryption
3 3 End User
AES: Advanced Encrypt System ONT
3
A globally-used encryption algorithm Decryption
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FEC
9720 TSs
Short
Codeword Codeword Codeword Codeword Codeword Codeword
codeword
Parity
Parity
Parity
Parity
Parity
Parity
Parity
PCBd Data Data bytes Data bytes Data bytes Data bytes Data bytes Data
bytes bytes
Data bytes of Data bytes of Data bytes of Data bytes of Data bytes of Data bytes of
codeword #1 codeword #2 codeword #3 codeword #4 codeword #5 codeword #6
9108 TSs
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Optical Power Attenuation
Output
Input
2:N optical
splitter
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Fibre Attenuation and Power Budget
Fibre attenuation relates to the fibre length
The attenuation of fibre splicing point is About 0.35 dB per km
generally less than 0.2dB for 1310,1490nm
Other factors may cause attenuation, such
as fibre bending
Minimum loss 5 dB 10 dB 13 dB 15 dB
Maximum loss 20 dB 25 dB 28 dB 30 dB
NOTE – The requirements of a particular class may be more stringent for one
system type than for another, e.g. the class C attenuation range is inherently
more stringent for TCM systems due to the use of a 1:2 splitter/combiner at
each side of the ODN, each having a loss of about 3 dB.
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Parameters of GPON Interfaces (Class B+)
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GPON Management and Service Provisioning
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Basic Message Types in GPON Management
OAM message at the physical layer falls into three types: embedded
OAM, PLOAM and OMCI .
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GPON System Management Mode
SNMP
TR069
OMCI
ONT OLT BRAS
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GPON Service Provisioning and Zero
Configuration on Terminals
Carriers’ nightmare
Flexible Configuration plan of GPON
Initial configurations (such as service system information
configuration, data configuration) are required on GPON supports zero configuration on
terminals and then they can be put into use. To finish terminals and plug-and-play of terminals,
these configurations, it is not cost-effective to carriers. which is cost-effective.
Application scenario
NMS 2000
Access Network
Use OMCI to finishing data
configuration on ONT 3
2
STB ONT ONT
Start up ONT and make registration with serial number ONT
User ONT
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VOIP Service Management Solution in GPON
Description Basic operation and maintenance process
Terminal activation
Daily management
Service provisioning
Maintenance personnel use activation code generator to generate
terminal activation code (including IADMS IP, PPPoE user name
and password). Users input activation code on terminals,
terminals register on IADMS upon power-up and the IADMS
makes auto-configuration on terminals.
Process and Networking
1 for services
Subscribe
Generating
4 activation code
UMS
3 Configure IADMS 2 Configure SoftX
Activation code generator IADMS
5
Send activation code and terminal to users 7
Configure terminals automaticallythroughTR069
Access Network SoftX3000
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Basic Services over GPON Network
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Triple Play Solution in GPON
BB service platform
PC TL1/CORBA VoD Server
/API Notification
Middle
SFU Carrier’s OSS
ware
IPTV
NMS
Phone
Ethernet Intern
MDU IP Core et
CPE
MSE
Splitter OLT
PC
SBU BRAS
Phone AAA Server
Softswitch
CBU
Base station
FE
E1
IP
Voice
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TDM Service Solution in GPON
PBX
PBX
GPON supports effective isolation and higher-priority
processing of TDAM service.
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RF Overlay Service Solution in GPON
Video
EDFA
(Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier) 1550nm
Central Voice/Data
Customer
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