The Broadband Forum released new test plans aimed at accelerating G-PON deployments.
The BroadbandSuite 6.2 release includes:
- IR-247: GPON ONU Conformance Test Plan (detailed version, available to members only)
- ATP-247: Abstract GPON ONU Conformance Test Plan (summary of IR-247, publicly available)
- TR-255: G-PON Interoperability Test Plan
- WT-309: XG-PON1 Physical layer Interoperability Test Plan (in final development)
- WT-287: PON Optical Layer Management (in final development)
“Service providers need world class, market-ready ONUs and network interoperability,” said Robin Mersh, CEO of the Broadband Forum. “To reduce the cost of fiber rollouts, providers want standards-verified fiber products. With a reliable certification program, testing burdens decrease, and more vendors can ship interoperable products, which means a reduced time to market.”
This release also includes two pending technical reports: a new test plan for XG-PON1 (WT-309), as well as a new PON Optical Layer management report (WT-287). WT-287 looks at how to optimize a multi-service PON network catering to both business and residential customers. It covers system architecture, use cases, functional requirements and interoperability requirements. The specifications in WT-287 apply to both ITU-T and IEEE PON systems.
The Broadband Forum has approved an independent testing laboratory to conduct BBF.247 ONU certification. The approved lab is LAN Laboratories, based in France and China.