PON

PON technology supports the speeds that network operators need to cater to the today’s demands for more bandwidth. That’s the good news. Testing PON networks, however, is pretty complicated. Excentis has the tools and expertise needed to test through the complexity in order to ensure Quality of Service and Quality of Experience.

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PON: Benefits and opportunities

Introduced back in the 1990s, PON (Passive Optical Network) technology delivers advanced data, video, and voice services to users by using fiber optic cables, instead of copper. Over the years, the technology has continued to develop through multiple iterations with differing wavelengths, speeds, and components: from GPON and XG-PON to today’s XGS-PON and 25G/50G-EPON technology.

PON networks, and next-gen networks in particular offer multiple advantages:

Less cooling, power and fiber needed when compared to point-to-point architectures.

Simpler network management and design.

Increased security, thanks to encryption of transmissions.

Most importantly: more bandwidth. PON technology allows simultaneous upstream and downstream transmission over the same fiber, enabling the 10 Gbps and more speed you need today.

How we can help

Excentis can help you test the performance and stability of all types of PON systems – from EPON, GPON, XG-PON to the current XGS-PON and 25G/50G-EPON technology. Our ByteBlower traffic generator/analyzer is the ideal tool to measure PON technology in different scenarios and settings:

Measure throughput and one-way latency for all types of traffic and scenarios.

Perform voice quality testing through MOS measurements.

Test to ensure you have the best Wi-Fi on your PON gateways.

Testing router features on gateways.

Multicast (IPTV) testing.

Help you with any other questions or issues you might have.

More than that, you can rely on our consultancy services to help you ensure an optimal Quality of Experience. Need help to optimize the configuration of your PON technology? Are you wrestling with a complicated issue that needs troubleshooting? Or do you want to automate test cases for PON systems to ensure (cost-)effective testing and a quicker time to market?

Our experts will take a close look at your needs and help you out!

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Excentis is an expert team of network, hardware and software engineers, testers and trainers, with decades of lab and field experience, a passion for optimization, automation and natural aversion to latency. How can we help?

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Jan De Beule
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Charlie Viaene
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