PON - Innovation for Now and the Future

Service providers are deploying PON-based fiber access networks, supporting ever increasing bandwidth demand from consumers, enterprises, and xHaul transport. Chassis-based, central office PON OLT equipment has been the standard approach, but innovative approaches are becoming available to the PON market. These new approaches are based on adding PON functionality to widely deployed switching and routing equipment. By adding PON capabilities, service providers can rapidly take advantage of PON’s fiber-efficient topology and lower operating costs due to passive versus active equipment.

This approach also enables service providers to add PON as needed – “Pay as you grow.” In addition, the same switching & routing and BNG software is used for PON, streamlining operations and management.

Presenters: Julie Kunstler (Chief Analyst, Broadband Access, OMDIA), Anisha Anil Damani (Product Manager, Juniper Networks), and Robert Damon (Senior Consultant Sales Engineer, Juniper Networks).