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Edwin Jan Klein - Universiteit Twente

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Chapter 7<br />

7.1 Introduction<br />

In Chapter 1 the WDM-PON was introduced as a possible successor of traditional<br />

passive optical networks. In a traditional PON, as shown in Figure 7.1, only two<br />

wavelengths are used to transport data. This severely limits the bandwidth available to<br />

each user because the information going to- and coming from multiple users has to be<br />

multiplexed onto a single wavelength. Another problem is that when the network is<br />

upgraded, it is likely that all connected users have to upgrade as well because they all<br />

share the same wavelength channels.<br />

Head Office<br />

OLT<br />

Figure 7.1. Traditional PON architecture.<br />

A WDM-PON uses multiple wavelengths, as shown in Figure 7.2. Since the network<br />

is still based on a passive splitter all users receive the downstream wavelengths.<br />

However, the ONUs at the user’s premises can now filter out a specific wavelength<br />

with a service for which they have a subscription. This allows the provider to run<br />

many services, for instance providing different bandwidths, side by side. In addition,<br />

if an upgrade is required, this can be run on a different wavelength to which the users<br />

can then migrate gradually.<br />

Head Office<br />

OLT<br />

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λ2<br />

λ1, λ2, λ3<br />

λ1, λ2, λ3<br />

λx ,λy ,λz<br />

λ1 λ2<br />

Figure 7.2. WDM PON architecture using a passive splitter (for use with the NAIS<br />

transceiver).<br />

λ2<br />

λz<br />

The WDM-PON therefore has the potential to be more cost effective than the<br />

traditional PON. Currently, however, the cost of the required optical components is<br />

one of the factors limiting the adoption of the WDM-PON. This is especially true for<br />

the ONUs for which the cost cannot be shared amongst multiple users. The WDM-<br />

PON ONUs can be very expensive because they have to be able to receive and send<br />

data in multiple wavelengths which requires optical filtering and a tunable laser<br />

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λ1<br />

λx<br />

λ1<br />

λ2<br />

λ1, λ2, λ3<br />

λ1, λ2, λ3<br />

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