Single fiber transceiver with single-mode SC receptacle
Digital Optical Monitoring (DOM) support
Point-to-multipoint
Broadcast protocol uses TDMA
High port density OLT at headend
Low-cost ONT/ONU at home
Primary market: FTTH for voice/data/video
Low-cost passive optical splitter enables sharing of fiber, headend equipment
Fiber-based access has proven to be a cost-effective way to reach customer premises to deliver managed business and residential services. Passive optical network (PON) technologies such as Gigabit PON (GPON) are supported by the Cisco ME Series Switches.