ZTE Hosts IEEE 10G-EPON Interoperability Showcase

    Interoperability of symmetric 10G-EPON products was demonstrated successfully in Shanghai, China in April 2010.

    Interoperability among products was successfully demonstrated by four vendors: Broadcom, PMC-Sierra, Opulan and ZTE. Each vendor supplied an OLT and a variety of ONUs (supporting both 1G-EPON and symmetric 10G-EPON), connected in a multi-vendor configuration to demonstrate complete interoperability.

    System performance was examined for realistic and challenging test configurations that reflected the specific requirements of major service providers. These tests included physical-layer connectivity, MAC connectivity, MPCP discovery, dynamic bandwidth allocation, service setup, security and authentication, and connection management.

    Coexistence of 1G-EPON and 10G-EPON on the same network was  also demonstrated successfully, thus validating a critical feature for operators with large volumes of 1G-EPON deployed in their networks. 10G-EPON’s robust and cost-effective coexistence solution protects network operators’ existing 1G-EPON deployments and allows a gradual migration to higher data rates.