PMC-Sierra’s recent demonstration of 10Gbit/s IEEE 802.3av EPON is based on the company’s complete reference designs for 10Gbit/s EPON, the PAS8001 for 10G Optical Line Terminals (OLT) and the PAS9001 for 10G Optical Network Units (ONU). It integrates all the functionality required from an OLT and ONU running at 10Gbit/s, including third party commercial transceivers, and leverage PMC-Sierra’s market-leading EPON capabilities to improve system performance and reduce OEMs’ time to market.
The availability of 10Gbit/s EPON systems will enable carriers to further expand their Triple Play services, Fiber-To-The-Building (FTTB) solutions, and lay the foundation for future bandwidth-demanding applications. In addition, carriers will be able to reduce capital and operating expenses by unifying their FTTH and FTTB infrastructures.
