Effective, Practical PON Monitoring Beyond the Splitter

TL;DR

This paper presents a cost-effective method for monitoring Passive Optical Networks beyond the splitter using a non-standard wavelength, achieving high customer visibility with minimal additional hardware.

Contribution

It introduces a novel wavelength-based monitoring approach that reduces costs and enhances visibility in PONs beyond traditional splitter monitoring methods.

Findings

Customer visibility increased to 97%

Monitoring costs are reduced by using a non-standard wavelength

Method is practical for real-world deployment

Abstract

Monitoring beyond the splitter in a PON is costly due to the need for additional hardware. A non-standard monitoring wavelength can reduce cost and increase the visibility of customers to 97% on a C+ GPON