Course Modules

1. Introduction

1.1 Passive optical networks fundamentals
1.2 PON types
1.3 Traffic flows
1.4 PON alternatives
1.5 Standard development

2. BPON

2.1 BPON architecture
2.2 BPON operational characteristics
2.3 Traffic control
2.4 Frame structure

3. GPON

3.1 GPON architecture and principles
3.2 Transmission structure
3.3 Frame structure

4. Ethernet in the first mile

4.1 Ethernet technology
4.2 EPON architecture and characteristics
4.3 MPCP Functions