The Broadband Forum released its BroadbandSuite 5.0, which brings together all its work for fiber access networks.
Specifically, BroadbandSuite 5.0 encompasses a number of architecture, management and market
requirement specifications addressing PON that include:
- TR-142 Framework for TR-069-enabled PON devices (EPON)
- TR-155 G-PON ONU Requirements for CPE
- TR-156 Using G-PON Access in the Context of TR-101
- TR-167 G-PON-fed TR-101 Ethernet Access Node
- TR-200 Using EPON in the context of TR-101
Two specifications that are in final approval, which define the test plans for G-PON ONU Conformance:
- WT-247 G-PON ONU Abstract Test Plan
- OD- 247 G-PON ONU Conformance Test Plan
It also includes two white papers and a tutorial that provide valuable additional information
and background on G-PON:
- MR-185 White Paper: Next Generation Broadband Access
- MR-229 White Paper: Leveraging Standards for Next Generation Broadband Wholesale Access
- MR-246 G-PON Tutorial
“Fiber rollouts, especially hybrid DSL/PON deployments are growing faster than ever. We expect to see fiber figures continue to rise in our mid-year report due next week. BroadbandSuite 5.0 is a major resource for the industry to facilitate and accelerate the deployment of PON and it paves the way for next generation fiber technologies, including XG-PON1 and beyond,” stated Robin Mersh, CEO of the Broadband Forum.