An introduction to Passive Optical Network (PON) technologies
In a PON access network there are two end-points with active (powered) electronic transmission equipment, connected by passive (non-powered) equipment known as outside fiber plant. At the
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A passive optical network consists of an optical line terminal (OLT) at the service provider's central office (hub), passive (non-power-consuming) optical splitters, and a number of optical network units (ONUs) or optical network terminals (ONTs), which are near end users. A passive optical network (PON) is a fiber-optic telecommunications network that uses only unpowered devices to carry signals, as opposed to electronic equipment. In practice, PONs are typically used for the last mile between Internet service providers (ISP) and their customers. PON (Passive Optical Network) refers to a fiber optic network built using a point-to-multipoint topology and fiber.