‘Note: Page numbers followed by “f” indicate figures, “t” indicate tables and “b” indicate boxes.’
Access network partition,
139Analog optical transmitter,
258–259Analog telephone adaptor (ATA),
136Angle-polished connector (APC),
105APON,
Asynchronous transfer mode,
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM),
54Automatic gain control (AGC),
101–102Automatic protection switching (APS),
343–344Bandwidth assignment mode,
32–33Bend-insensitive fibers,
95Broadband Forum (BBF),
323Broadcast basic tier,
243national networks, in US,
238retransmission consent model,
240smaller national networks, in US,
238Broadcast video architecture,
235broadcast plant fundamentals,
257–258analog optical transmitter,
258–259erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs),
265–266stimulated Raman scattering (SRS),
261–265control programming
Impulse Pay Per View (IPPV),
245–246set-top boxes (STBs),
246switched digital video (SDV),
247–248local origination (LO) channels,
245over-the-top (OTT) video,
253personal video recorder (PVR),
254transmitting video options,
248, 249foptical network terminal (ONT),
237program/cash flow
multichannel video-programming distributor (MVPD),
238multiple system operators (MSOs),
238set-top boxes (STBs),
237Build operate transfer (BOT) model
organizational structure,
355program management office (PMO),
355–356support organization,
356Cable modem terminations system (CMTS),
, 77, 324advertiser-supported,
242broadcast basic tier,
243direct broadcast satellite (DBS),
241–242Carrier-to-noise ratio (C/N),
258–259Central office (CO),
Circuit emulation services,
146–147Classes of service (CoS),
55–56
Coax line terminal (CLT),
80Communication
fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) systems,
6–7architectural architectures,
6f, 7–8physical technologies,
3–4Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, CALEA,
21Community antenna television (CATV) systems,
Configuration management
backup and restore capability,
372Connectivity fault management (CFM),
337–338Content delivery network (CDN),
288–289Continuity check message (CCM),
339Customer premises equipment (CPE),
136, 405requirements considerations,
147Data services architecture
data service integration,
188high-speed data service model,
219, 219fexample service model partitions,
219, 220tnetwork insertion point,
219provisioning aspects,
223service ingress and egress points,
223network insertion point,
227network model partitions,
227, 228tprovisioning aspects,
229service ingress and egress points,
229–230management integration,
188organization and pon-specific attributes
data networking, PON Standards for,
192–194residential services,
191overall service model planning,
232network insertion point,
231network model partitions,
231, 231tprovisioning aspects,
232service ingress and egress points,
232service model architectures,
187, 212ONT services interfaces,
216service specification methodology,
213access edge transport considerations,
212layer 3 transport, routing,
211–212unified model
forced forwarding upstream,
198–199optical distribution network (ODN),
195PON access network model,
194, 195fPON access system integration,
197–198VoIP telephony service model,
224, 224fnetwork insertion point,
224network model partitions,
224, 225tprovisioning aspects,
226service ingress and egress points,
226Decision-making process
business considerations,
18–19organizational considerations,
21–22technology considerations,
19–21Digital subscriber line (DSL),
Digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM),
Dispersion shifted fiber,
94Distributed feedback laser diodes,
100, 100tDOCSIS provisioning of EPON (DPoE),
29–30OLT/ONT interoperability,
78–79Domain name services (DNS),
408
Electromagnetic waves,
86Electronic program guide (EPG),
257, 286Element management system (EMS),
61–62Encryption
certificate authority (CA),
416symmetrical key encryption,
415EPON Protocol over Coax (EPoC),
11, 30Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON)
Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF),
45downstream logical link identifier (LLID),
37–39, 38felement management,
42–43flow control
vs. multipoint control protocol,
32–33logical link identifier (LLID),
33–43multicast logical link identifier (LLID),
39–40operational support system (OSS),
43optical network terminal (ONT),
33upstream logical link identifier (LLID),
40–41, 41fstimulated Raman scattering (SRS),
47–48DOCSIS provisioning of EPON (DPoE),
29–30EPON Protocol over Coax (EPoC),
30hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) technology,
29–30radio frequency over glass (RFoG),
29Fabry-Perot laser diodes,
99–100Fault, configuration, accounting, performance and security (FCAPS) model,
379–380Fiber optics
erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA),
90fiber optic transmission,
85–89distributed feedback laser diodes,
100, 100terbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs),
99Fabry-Perot laser diodes,
99–100optical detectors
optical connector types,
108wave division multiplexers (WDM),
112, 116freal fiber optic cables,
93–97stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS),
95–96, 96fstimulated Raman scattering (SRS),
96–97Fixed optical attenuators,
113fForward error correction (FEC),
64FTTx equipment vendor expectations,
354FTTx network owner/operator-managed build model,
359vendor organization professional services,
359–360vendor organization technical support,
361–364Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON),
10–11, 15element management system (EMS),
61–62after discovering process,
57–58clock synchronization,
52–53discovering process,
56–57ONT identification terminology,
55, 55fONT management and control interface (OMCI),
60–61operational support system (OSS),
62–63stimulated Raman scattering (SRS),
66–67Graphical user interface (GUI),
61High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC),
250, 279High-speed data service model,
219, 219fexample service model partitions,
219, 220tnetwork insertion point,
219provisioning aspects,
223service ingress and egress points,
223Hybrid fiber-coax (HFC),
, 14, 29–30Impulse Pay Per View (IPPV),
245–246Industry organization
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP),
286Internet service providers (ISPs),
17IPTV architecture
transmission control protocol (TCP),
291–292user datagram protocol (UDP),
292–293High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC),
279ultrahigh-definition TV (UHDTV),
279–280headend program streams,
287network insertion point,
227network model partitions,
227, 228tprovisioning aspects,
229service ingress and egress points,
229–230Linktrace message (LTM),
339Local exchange carrier (LEC),
15Local origination (LO) channels,
245Logical link identifier (LLID),
33–43Loopback message (LBM),
339Management network security,
404–407Management systems
Media access control (MAC),
32–34Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF),
45Metro ethernet services,
146
over-the-top (OTT) video,
253personal video recorder (PVR),
254transmitting video options,
248, 249fMulticast Listener Discovery (MLD),
286Multichannel video-programming distributor (MVPD),
238Multiple dwelling unit (MDU),
95, 282Multiple system operators (MSOs),
238Multipoint control protocol (MPCP),
32–33Network documentation,
364documentation repository,
368methods of procedure (MoP),
368, 369tNetwork lifecycle
build operate transfer (BOT) model,
355–356consultant/build organization managed,
358–359FTTx equipment vendor expectations,
354FTTx network owner/operator-managed build model,
359–364program management office (PMO),
352–353Network management architecture
auto-configuration speed,
332service preprovision speed,
332digital subscriber line (DSL) access network,
323, 324fSimple Network Management Protocol (SNMP),
325–326Transaction Language 1 (TL1),
327troubleshooting and maintenance,
337–344services-specific telemetry,
390–391Northbound interface (NBI),
62ONT identification terminology,
55, 55fONT management and control interface (OMCI),
60–61Operational support system (OSS),
62–63, 153Optical distribution network (ODN),
74–75Optical line terminal (OLT),
, 17, 80Optical transmitters,
4–6Organizations building
incumbent local exchange carrier,
15–16Northern European municipal power utility,
16–17US municipal electric system,
15US municipality-owned utility,
17–18existing developments,
169optical ground wire (OPGW),
167preterminated drop cable,
172dumb/simple and stupid stuff
green and blue mixing,
182indoor installation fiber,
173optical time domain reflectometer,
181visible light source,
181Passive optical network (PON)
network architecture, video impacts on,
124technologies and standards,
126–128Performance management
services-specific telemetry,
390–391Personal video recorder (PVR),
254Physical level operations and maintenance (PLOAM),
54–55Plain old telephone service (POTS),
Planning
open access networks,
154FTTx network build project organization,
135–136mapping top-level requirements,
134–136network requirements repository,
135technical requirements
circuit emulation services,
146–147data service requirements considerations,
147general networking requirements,
137–144management systems requirements,
151–153metro ethernet services,
146operational support system (OSS),
153provisioning management systems,
151–152services deployment requirements,
144–151video on demand (VoD),
148video services requirements considerations,
149VoIP special circuits,
151Point-to-point systems (P2P),
7–8Point-to-point systems (P2P) ethernet
Polarization mode dispersion,
95Production engineering,
375operations team toolkits,
376periodic network assessment,
375–376configuration management
backup and restore capability,
372
network documentation,
364documentation repository,
368methods of procedure (MoP),
368, 369tnetwork lifecycle
build operate transfer (BOT) model,
355–356consultant/build organization managed,
358–359FTTx equipment vendor expectations,
354FTTx network owner/operator-managed build model,
359–364program management office (PMO),
352–353production engineering,
375operations team toolkits,
376periodic network assessment,
375–376project lifecycle process,
349, 350ffull-scale production,
352project phase closures and transitions,
352project phases and deliverables,
349–352project reviews and communications,
352working with equipment vendors,
372–373Program management office (PMO),
352–353Project lifecycle process,
349, 350ffull-scale production,
352project phase closures and transitions,
352project phases and deliverables
initial production turn-up,
351–352project implementation phase,
351project reviews and communications,
352Radio frequency over glass (RFoG),
29, 90RF over glass (RFoG)
network insertion point,
231network model partitions,
231, 231tprovisioning aspects,
232service ingress and egress points,
232Running disparity sets,
31Service Interoperability In Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON)
Service-level agreements (SLAs),
73Service model architectures,
187, 212ONT services interfaces,
216service specification methodology,
213Service model supporting functions
network insertion point data service integration,
217provisioning aspects,
218service ingress and egress points,
218Service network interface (SNI),
104Signal degrade (SD) alarm,
58Signal fail (SF) alarm,
58SIP systems
Small form-factor pluggable (SFP),
103–104Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE),
11Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE),
279South-bound interface (SBI),
325optical attenuation countermeasure,
263, 264fSwitched digital video (SDV),
247–248
Time division multiple access (TDMA),
411Time division multiplexing (TDM),
38, 409Trans-impedance amplifier (TIA),
102–103Transmission control protocol (TCP),
291–292access edge transport considerations,
212layer 3 transport, routing,
211–212Transport network partition,
139Trusted Third Parties (TTPs),
21Ultrahigh-definition TV (UHDTV),
279–280Unified model
forced forwarding upstream,
198–199optical distribution network (ODN),
195PON access network model,
194, 195fPON access system integration,
197–198Uninterruptible power source (UPS),
93United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT),
404Upstream network interface partition,
137–138Upstream signals,
User datagram protocol (UDP),
292–293Velocity of propagation,
87Video coding 1 (VC-1),
250, 279Video on demand (VoD),
237requirements considerations,
149video on demand (VoD),
148Voice over internet protocol (VoIP),
36SIP systems
network insertion point,
224network model partitions,
224, 225tprovisioning aspects,
226service ingress and egress points,
226quality of service (QoS),
319