Fiber Access Networks

Work Area Summary

To define the requirements for deploying Broadband Forum network architectures in fiber access technologies so as to accelerate deployments and ensuring interoperability.

Work Area Directors: Wei LinHuawei Technologies, Greg Bathrick Calix Networks

Mission Statement:

To define the requirements for deploying Broadband Forum network architectures in fiber access technologies so as to accelerate deployments and ensuring interoperability.

Business Impact:

This Work Area's focus along with the Physical Layer Transmission area is on both cost savings and acceleration of time to market. Standardized interoperability and certification create a trusted base of equipment and services without which significant investments in time and resources can cause years of delay and in-service failures that impact revenue and credibility. Interoperability provides invaluable intelligence as feedback to both developers and implementers of new products and services. As the move to virtualized devices with non-deterministic functions and performance becomes a reality, the need for interoperability testing and reference configurations will become critical.

Scope:

Definition of new test suites used to verify the interoperability of the fiber access specific portions of the network. These new projects include:

• Architecture & Technical Requirements for PON-based Mobile Backhaul networks
• Multi-wavelength PON Inter-Channel-Termination Protocol Specification
• Maintenance of existing specifications within the work scope