Course Description
It is essential for companies to raise the capabilities and qualifications of employees engaged in the sphere of internet technologies. Technology is developing at a very fast pace and affecting the industries in an unexpected way especially networking. This course will enable companies to keep their network up-to-date and help in the design of advanced data-centric telecommunications networks.
What Do Participants Learn?
This course is designed to give participants a detailed insight on the Fundamentals of FTTx GPON Technology. During this course, the participants will receive basic knowledge of GPON-FTTx network functionalities, the principles of its works and many other interesting moments. This course will be of great interest to those who are involved in the process of building the fiber optic systems. Furthermore, this course provides a very comprehensive theoretical background as well as extensive practices for real scenarios emulation and analysis
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers
- Technicians
- Marketing and sales professionals
- Planners
- Managers from related departments
- Project team members
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Module 1: Introduction to FTTx Access Networks
- What is a FTTX Access Network?
- The FTTH network environment
- FTTx networks architecture (FTTC, FTTH, FTTN, FTTD, FTTP)
- FTTH Topology and Technology
- Network Layers
- Open Access networks
Module 2: Passive Optical Networks
- PON Principles & Benefi ts
- How Passive Optical Network is Economical?
- PON types (BPON / EPON / GPON)
- xPON comparison
- GPON vs. GEPON
Module 3: GPON Basics
- G-PON, the basics
- GPON Network Elements
- Optical Line Termination
- Optical Network Unit (SFU, SBU, MDU, MTU)
- Optical Splitter
- Optical Distributions Frame (ODF)
- Power Budget Calculation
- GPON Standards
Module 4: GPON Infrastructure in-buildings
- GPON In-Building wiring
- GPON Elements In-Building
- Examples based on real installations
Module 5: GPON Essentials
- Transmission Basics
- GPON Multiplexing Architecture: GEM Port, TCONT, Allocid, ONU-id, Port-Id
- Downstream and Upstream TDM Architectures
- GPON Stack
- Control and User Planes in GPON
- GPON Services:
- PTV, VoIP and Internet
- RF Services
- GPON System Management Mode: SNMP, TR-069 and OMCI scopes
Module 6Deeping into the protocol: GTC Layer
- Definition and Purpose
- Some Concepts: Alloc-id, T-CONT, GEM Port-ID
- GTC Layer Main Functions
- GTC Frame Format
- Downstream GTC frame
- Upstream GTC burst
- Upstream GTC frame: ONU bursts combination
- OAM at GTC layer
- Embedded OAM and PLOAM
- Embedded OAM
- QoS and Bandwidth allocation:
- Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (OLT as manager)
- Bandwidth status reporting (ONT as slave)
- Reliability: FEC Encoding
- Physical Layer OAM (PLOAM)
- ONU state machine
- ONU status change: Activate Deactivate, Disable ONU, POPUP…
- PON Physical Parameters
- OMCC Channel Establishment
- Security:
- AES Encryption: Key exchange and encryption management
- Password
- Signaling (BER notification, alarms)
Module 6: Deeping into the protocol: GPON Encapsulation Method
- GEM Ports
- Up & Down GEM frame format
- Ethernet Service: Ethernet over GEM encapsulation
Module 7: Deeping into the protocol: ONU Management and Control Interface (OMCI)
- OMCI Basics
- OMCI Purpose
- The MIB and its Entities
- Understanding E/R diagrams
- OMCI Transport
- OMCI Procedures
- Triple play services provisioning
Module 8: Towards interoperability
- Layer 2 OMCI Common Model
- Good practices for reaching interoperability
- Broadband Forum’s
- TR-156: Using GPON Access in the context of TR-101
- TR-167: GPON-fed TR-101 Ethernet Access Node
- TR-142: Framework for TR-069 enabled PON Devices
- TR-247: Abstract Test Plan for GPON ONU Conformance
- TR-255: GPON Interoperability Test Plan
Module 9: GPON: The Evolution
- GPON Enhancement band
- XGPON Fundamentals (G.987 series)
- Main differences between GPON, XGPON and XGSPON
- NG2-PON. TDWMPON
HANDS ON GPON TECHNOLOGY – PRACTICAL AND WORKING KNOWLEDGE
Practice 1: Physical Layer
- The importance of fi bre inspection and cleaning
- Impact of Optical Power in a GPON network
Practice 2: Analysing
- Capturing and analysing GPON Fundamentals
- GTC layer flow analysis
- Understanding an Entity/Relationship Diagram
- Bandwidth Allocation and consumption
Practice 3: OLT emulation
- User traffi c VLAN tagging
- Live provision, capture and test of triple-play services