Title :
Implications of sleep mode on activation and ranging protocols in PONs
Author :
Smith, Timothy ; Tucker, Rodney S. ; Hinton, Kerry ; Tran, An V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr.& Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC
Abstract :
A sleep mode protocol for ONUs is proposed and its impact on re-activation procedures for GPON is examined. The new protocol does not disrupt in-service ONUs.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; protocols; GPON; ONU; PON; activation protocol; passive optical network; ranging protocol; sleep mode; Australia; Energy consumption; IP networks; Internet; National electric code; Next generation networking; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Physical layer; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688763
