BPON, EPON, GEPON, and GPON have the same basic wavelength plan and use the 1490 nanometer (nm) wavelength for downstream traffic and 1310 nm wavelength for upstream traffic. 1550 nm is reserved for optional overlay services, typically RF (analog) video. This document describes the Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology and how it functions. There are no specific requirements for this document. The information in this document was created from the devices in a. A typical APON/BPON provides 622 megabits per second (Mbit/s) (OC-12) of downstream bandwidth and 155 Mbit/s (OC-3) of upstream traffic, although the standard accommodates higher rates. 984 Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks (GPON, G-PON) standard, first defined in 2003,. This document outlines recommendations for wavelength allocation in gigabit-capable passive optical networks (G-PONs) to enable coexistence with additional services like next-generation access (NGA) and video distribution. 488 Gbps and upstream rates up to 1.
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