Ethernet Passive Optical Networking (EPON) Solutions for MSOs

Subscriber demand for higher-speed access networks is growing and competitive pressures are upping the broadband ante – driving MSOs to develop new solutions that leverage their networks and subscriber base to create profitable and differentiated services. As the leading provider of IEEE 802.3 EPON chips for the deployment of triple-play services in broadband access networks, Teknovus has developed head-end and CPE System on Chip (SoC) products that specifically address MSO Business and Residential requirements.

Any new access platform must be able to support the existing MSO service-delivery architecture, while providing the required combination of cost competitiveness and back-office integration as well as meeting ever-increasing user expectations for throughput, QoS, and advanced video services. IEEE EPON solutions have the following advantages for residential and business/enterprise applications:

EPON increases the bandwidth per customer by a factor of 10 or more, compared with traditional networks;
EPON is the most cost-effective way to leverage existing fiber and expand the fiber network to new areas;
EPON is the world’s predominate FTTP technology deployed by incumbents, CLECs, and MSOs;
EPON is an open IEEE standard (802.3ah), and its organization is open for anyone to join;
EPON service flows map 1:1 with existing DOCSIS solutions, providing complementary services that can be managed through DOCSIS over EPON solutions.

With millions of triple-play residential and commercial subscribers deployed by more than 35 network operators and dozens of system vendors, Teknovus offers best-of-breed EPON SoC solutions for central office and customer premises equipment. Teknovus combines low-cost (CapEx and OpEx) EPON connectivity with unique traffic management capabilities that inexpensively shape and manage services at the edge of the operator’s network. Through the use of multiple “logical links” (LLIDs) per end-user device, Teknovus’ EPON supports and manages Service Level Agreements (SLAs) on a per-service, per-customer basis, in much the same way DOCSIS systems operate today.

When evaluating and selecting a new technology it is important to ensure that there is a viable ecosystem of infrastructure, customer premises and test equipment, as well as optical components, to support commercial deployments. As the leading provider of EPON SoCs, Teknovus has developed an extensive community of system vendors, OEMs, ODMs, test equipment manufacturers and partners to ensure interoperability, performance, and secure supply of its advanced EPON solutions to network operators.

Ethernet Passive Optical Networking (EPON) Solutions for MSOs

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