Broadband Fiber Access Network Solution

- Passive Optical Network (PON) -

NEC Corporation
FTTx is happening NOW!
Fiber deployment in access network is more rapid than expected
Over 10% broadband installations are FTTx (Source: DSL Forum)
Fiber-to-the-home networks will reach more than 85 million homes by 2011,
representing 5% of all households, Heavy Reading forecasts

Cable Operators considering FTTH/FTTB for Greenfield deployments
Facing strong competition Telcos are now offering or plan to offer multi-play
services over fiber
Higher bandwidth demand continue to drive the innovation in cable industry
DOCSIS 3.0 migration slower than expected
Fiber is perceived as the ultimate access pipe to home

Asia Pacific is leading the way in FTTH deployments
Japan and Korea are main drivers; China will catch-up
Number of Asian FTTH users will grow eightfold in the next five years, from five
million in 2005 to more than 40 million in 2010 (Source: TDG)
NTT expects to have 30 million subscribers by end of 2010

Next generation broadband networks in US and Europe are FTTx based
FTTH: Verizon, France Telecom
FTTN: AT&T, Telecom Italia, DT
FTTx Options
FTTH
IP
Network
Fiber
IP
Network
IP
Network
IP
Network
GEPON/GPON/Ethernet
Splitter/
Active Switch
GEPON/GPON/Ethernet
Splitter/
Active Switch
FTTB
FTTN
FTTC
IPDSLAM
Fiber
ADSL2+/VDSL2
ADSL2+/VDSL2
Cabinet
GEPON/GPON/Ethernet
GEPON/GPON/Ethernet
Includes fiber to both individual houses and to apartment blocks (aka FTTH)
To an office/apartment block
Up to about 1,500 meters from the premises
Up to about 150 meters from the premises (aka FTTCab)
Ethernet ONU
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FTTH DSL CATV
Mainly GEPON
FTTx overtook DSL
Revenue of DoCoMo
NTT is seeing revenue for mobile service is saturated.
It is expected to grow Broadband market of FTTH in particular.
It is recommended to start FTTH service from now even by small start, but by
doing this keep know-how and experience for mass adaptation.
Time to market
FTTx Market Drivers
New revenue source for Fixed Operators
Triple play service








World wide deployment
Ability to leverage existing infrastructure
Governmental policy to drive Broadband
Overview of Wired Access Network
PON
Station
Split 32 channels
VDSL
ADSL
A few hundreds m
56km
20km
Comparison between Wired Access Systems
Access
method
Merit Demerit
Technolog
y
Metal Access
Utilize existing copper
line (metal)
Quick area expansion
Limitation of
speed/distance
Distortion by
noise/cross-talk
xDSL
CATV

Optical
Access
High speed/High
quality without
noise/cross-talk
Symmetric
Uplink/Downlink
Longer reachability
(20~30km)
Laying optic cable
time/cost
Media
Converter
x-PON
20 km
Service Coverage
ONU
ONU
ONU
ONU
ONU
ONU
ONU
ONU
ONU
16 Times the ADSL Service Area

Max.1000
Service Area Expansion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 km
ADSL
ADSL
ADSL
ADSL Service Area:
Limited Distance &
Speed
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12
8

1
Mbps
Image of Optical Access Service
Internet
Premise
Local Office
VoIP
network
VoIP
VoIP
10/100BASE
Assurance of
bandwidth/ QoS
by DBA
Priority Management
by QoS
ONU
OLT
HGW
IP STB
BBR
Internet
10/100/1000BASE
Gigabit Internet Service
Internet+VoIP Service
Triple Play Service
Transit NW
HGWHome Gate Way BBRBroad Band Router STBSet Top Box
Multi-Service
Aggregation SW
Image of Optical Access Service with VDSL
Internet
Local Office
VoIP
network
OLT
Transit NW
HGWHome Gate Way BBRBroad Band Router STBSet Top Box
SW
BBR
Gigabit Internet Service
Internet+VoIP Service
Triple Play Service
HGW
IP STB
Assurance of
bandwidth/ QoS
by DBA
VoIP
10/100BASE
Internet
10/100BAS
E
VDSL(+ONU)
VDSL (CPE)
IGMP snooping
Video
Source
Max. 100MGbps
In building
Splitter
Apartment with
copper cable
Business buildings
Fiber built Apartment
PON Technology Comparison
GE-PON is the best suited technology for Ethernet service delivery.
Eliminates unnecessary loss due to fragmentation of Ethernet
frame, overhead bytes and complicated encapsulation
Simplified layer structure for simplified management
Bandwidth expansion to Gigabit Ethernet
EFM : Ethernet in the First Mile
GEM : G-PON Encapsulation Method
PON System A-PON
(ATM-PON)

B-PON
(Broadband-PON)
G-PON
(Gigabit-PON)

E-PON
(Ethernet-PON)

GE-PON
(Gigabit Ethernet-
PON)
Standardization ITU-T G.983.1 ITU-T G.983.3 ITU-T G.984 EFM study group IEEE802.3ah
Frame ATM ATM / GEM Ethernet
Speed Up 155M/622M 155M/622M 2.4G 125M 1.25G
Down 155M/622M 155M/622M 2.4G 125M 1.25G
Service Data, Voice Data, Voice, Video Data, Voice,
Video
Data, Voice Data, Voice,
Video
Transmission
Distance
20km 20km 10km/20km 15km/30km 10km/20km
Number of Branches 32 32 64 32 32
Wavelength Up 1310nm 1310nm 1310nm 1310nm 1310nm
Down 1550nm 1490nm (Data)
1550nm (Video)
1490nm 1550nm 1490nm
PON or EPON
ITU-T-Based GPON
ITU-T G.984
G-PON 1310/1490 nm
Generic Frame with 2.4Gbps / 1.2Gbps
Full services (Ethernet, T1/E1, DS3/E3, ATM, ISDN)
ATM and Ethernet frames are encapsulated into generic frame
Since Ethernet / legacy-dedicated line can be accommodated, American
and European regions are supposed to deploy G-PON based FTTH.
IEEE-based GEPON (E-PON)
IEEE 802.3ah
GE-PON 1310/1490nm
Ethernet-based 1Gbps, Specific to Ethernet service

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G-PON vs GE-PON:
Why GE-PON?
Key Benefits
Low Risk
Low CAPEX and OPEX
Built for Ethernet Infrastructure
Multi-point variant of Ethernet Technology
GE-PON: Widely deployed
WHY?
Simplicity
Proven
Technology
Cost
Advantage
GE-PON is still the dominant [FTTH]
technology, and this trend will not change in
the next two years, Dittberner said
Source: Telephonyonline.com
G-PON vs GE-PON:
Why G-PON?
Key Benefits
Higher down stream (2G for 64split)
More suitable for IPTV
E1 accommodation by native
G-PON: ITU-T Standardized Higher Service rate
WHY?
2G Down stream Interoperability
ATM/Ether/TDM
Accommodation
G-PON vs GE-PON:
Technologies and Targeted Applications
Major Carriers Applications Key Criteria
GE-PON
- NTT, SBB, KDDI Japan
- Korea Telecom
- FTTH and FTTB
(Triple play Service)
- Available, cheaper,
and matured
technology
G-PON
- Verizon, US
- FT, TI, BT and other
EMEA tier-1s
- FTTH (sub-urban
areas)
- FTTB (MDU/MTU)
- FTT Business
(Legacy TDM
Services)
- Long-term
investment in
standards (ITU-T)
- Native TDM support
- Up to 2.5 Gbps
downlink
Both G-PON
and GE-PON
- CHT, Taiwan
- BSNL, India
- CTC/CNC, China
- FTTH Residential
(use GE-PON)
- Legacy Migration (G-
PON)
- FTTB (GE-PON/G-
PON)
- Deploy the available
technology (GE-PON)
- Deploy G-PON for
legacy services
G-PON vs GE-PON :
NEC Standing position
Depend on the Carriers policy
Filed experience by GE-PON in Japan
ATM Base IP DSALM/MSAN enhancement to support
G-PON
Participating Standardization activity both ITU-T and
IEEE.
Recognize both technology has Pros and Cons
GE-PON : Fast Deployment, Matured technology,
Lower cost
G-PON : TDM Accommodation, migration from
ADSL/MSAN to FTTx
ME2200
(OLT)
ME2100
(OLT)
IPTV
Soft Switch
Internet
IP
Network
MN9300
ONU
IPTV
VoIP
PC
Central Office
Optical Distribution
Network
WDM
Video Amplifier
CATV
Headend
1,550nm
ONU 101i
ONU 1001i
ONU 2004i
ONU 404i
ONU 804i
ONU 208i
ONU 2024i
FTTH
FTTB
1490nm
1310nm
Splitter
IPTV VoIP PC
IPTV VoIP PC
IPTV VoIP PC
FTTx Solution with GEPON
20 km, 1:32 splits or 10 km,
1:64 splits
1.25Gbps downstream/upstream
IEEE 802.3ah compliant
Triple play ready
IP over Ethernet
Market Leader
Partnership with GEPON MAC Chip Vendor and
Optical Transceiver
L2/L3 switching and QOS
Key Features Key Differentiators
GEPON Technology Overview
Voice
Data
Video
ONU
ONU
ONU
Data
OLT CC
NB
BB
Access Node
GbE
0-20 Km physical reach range
Up to 1:64
Splitter
ration
Upstream
(TDMA)
Downstream
(Broadcast
802.3 frames)
CC: Cross Connect
NB: Narrow Brand
BB: Broad Brand
GEPON Access Network Structure
Voice
GEPON Down Stream
1490nm
GEPON Up Stream
1310nm
GEPON based e2e Triple Play Solution
Internet
ME2200
(GEPON OLT)
1:N PON
Splitter
Optical
Fiber
ONU 2024i
EPON Link
FTTB Application
(Cat5 Access)
IPTV
Soft
Switch
Video Headend
Encoder
ONU 404i
FTTH Application
(Fiber Access)
Phone
PC
IPTV
Phone (via ATA)
PC
IPTV
ONU 1001i
VDSL
Phone
PC
IPTV
FTTB Application
(Coax & Twisted-pair
Access)
GE
FTTH Application
(Business Service)
GE
Office
Network
ONU 2004i
High-Speed Internet Service
Key HSI Functions
PPPoE Client
NAPT Support
QinQ VLAN Tagging
ME2200
(GEPON OLT)
1:N PON
Splitter
EPON Link
PPPoE
ONU 404i
STB
ONU
(DHCP Server
NAPT)
BRAS
Edge
Router
BRAS
Internet
PC
VoIP Service Application
Key VoIP Functions
SIP or MGCP Support
Voice Packetization
QinQ VLAN Tagging
ME2200
(GEPON OLT)
1:N PON
Splitter
EPON Link
SIP/MGCP (IP or PPPoE)
ONU 404i
STB
ONU
SIP or MGCP
SOFT SWITCHING
Softswitch
Edge
Router
IPTV Service Application
Key IPTV Functions
Multicast VLAN
QinQ VLAN Tagging
IGMP Snooping and Proxy
Controlled Multicast Channel Preview, Conditional Access, etc.
ME2200
(GEPON OLT)
Multicast
Router
Multicast
Server
IP Headend
IPTV Platform
1:N PON
Splitter
EPON Link
PIM
IGMP Proxy
IGMP Snooping
IGMP IGMP
ONU 404i
STB
IGMP Snooping
STB
GEPON based RF-overlay solution
SFU Triple Play Application: Voice, Data and
Video (RF Overlay )
54 to 870MHz CATV over 1550nm
SCTE 55-1, SCTE 55-2, DOCSIS Return Paths
over 1590nm
4-5 TV sets
Capability to Remotely Turn off the RF
Subsystem
EDFA
WDM
GEPON OLT
Optical
Transmitter
1490/1310 nm
Quadplexer
1:N
Splitter
RF enabled
ONU
POTS Phone
PC
Digital/Analog TV (SD, HD)
STB Coax
FE

DNCS
1550 nm
IP
Network
Cable Headend
Customer Premise
Return Path
Receiver
RF Video
Optical Conversion Solution using
1590nm
Technology Agnostic: Works for all
Return Path technologies: SCTE 55-1,
55-2, DOCSIS
Technology
Agnostic
Enhanced User
Experience
Single BOX delivers Voice, Video and
Data services: Easy to Install, Provision
and Maintain
Solution Highlights
1590 nm
Investment
Protection
Reuse of existing Headend Forward and
Return Path Infrastructure and STB.
Use one Fiber for delivering everything.
Optical
Receiver
GEPON NMS
MN9300 (GEPON EMS)
Provide GUI Interface to the operators
Issues management operation directives
Receives notification from OAMP Agent
OAMP Agent (GEPON Agent)
Manages the associated managed objects inside the GEPON network
Send response to the directives issued by MN9300
Send notifications reflecting the behavior of these managed objects
Topology Management
Inventory Management
Configuration Management
Fault management
Performance Management
Diagnostic Management
Log Management
Security Management
System Management
ONU Management
NBI for OSS Integration
Online Help
Provisioning Tool to support
Batch Provision and Upgrade
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MN9300
Server
Client Client Client
GEPON network
OAMP Agent
-
Client Client Client
GEPON network
OAMP Agent
Giga-FTTH configuration
Giga FTTH
Site
condominium
house
1Gbit/s is shared
with max 32 users
or
Ethernet or
VDSL
Ethernet
Wide Coverage Area => up to 10/20km
Large Capacity Broadband Access
=> 1Gbps for up/downlink
Suitable downlink speed for high capacity Internet
application
Effective 30Mbps bandwidth (Average for 32 channel)
Apartment
Japan Experience
VDSL Deployment
CO
200m 1800m Drop Cable 20m
100 fibers 100 fibers 1 fiber
Closer
Outdoor cabinet or
building equipment
room VDSL ONU
Customer Premise
VDSL
CPE
Home
Gateway
Telephone
Lifeline POTS (Used
if broadband fails)
Internet
IPTV
STB
FE
FE
FE
FE : 100BaseTX cabling
~200m
VDSL
100/100M data rates over 200m
in-building copper loop
NGN towards an all IP based
multi-service network
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Vertical Networks (single service)
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PC PDA Mobile
Service Service Service Service
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Horizontal Network (multi-services)
NEC realize the End to End NGN Solution
Fixed
Metal
DSL
Fiber
WiFi
Mobile
2G
2.5G
3G
3.5G S3G
U3G WiMAX 4G
Access Network, Backhaul Network
Wireless/Optical/IP Network
IMS
Service Platform
Applications
B2B B2C Home

B2E
Optical/IP/Wireless Integration
Optical/IP Network
Multi-reach WDM, ROADM, WXC
Multi Service Transport Platform, GMPLS
Multi Service Aggregation Switch
G/GE-PON, Multi Service Access Node

Wireless Network
Access Microwave Radio
Trunk Microwave Radio
WiMAX
IPRNC