IEEE 1904
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Connectivity & Telecom
New IEEE 802.3™ Standards Provide Platforms for the Next Ethernet Innovations
Pragmatic, market-driven standardization continually expands the low-cost foundation on which Ethernet innovation takes place, across the technology’s sprawling horizon of use cases. Standards development through the IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet Working Group for decades has helped support the creation of more varied and powerful solutions at a better cost structure. Because…
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Networking & Internet
Ethernet Passive Optical Networks – The FTTx Success Story
On 20 April 2012, the IEEE SA Corporate Advisory Group (CAG) sponsored the IEEE P1904.1™ SIEPON Seminar entitled Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) – The FTTx Success Story. The FREE full-day seminar was held at the Boscolo Prague Hotel in the Czech Republic. Speakers included network operators who have deployed…
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Working Groups
SIEPON takes FTTx to the next level
Over 30 million subscribers are currently using 1G-EPON, or “Ethernet Passive Optical Networks.” If you think those numbers are high, industry experts say that 10 million more may soon be clamoring for fiber-to-the-home (or X, as in FTTx) networking services. While current EPON features fall nicely under IEEE’s 802 umbrella,…