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BROADBAND FORUM STANDARD FOR FIBRE ACCESS
Line Terminal (OLT). The latest specification enables operators to de-couple the ONU and OLT from control and management purposes, with the Virtualised ONU Management (vOMCI) being introduced as a solution to centralise operations without relying on each OLT to act as a management entity.
The Broadband Forum published two new
standards which it says will help operators reduce the time and cost associated with onboarding new Optical Network Unit (ONU) vendors, roll-out services faster, and more easily migrate and evolve their networks by applying new innovations and flexibility.
and maintain services associated with ONUs. Previously, says the Forum, the management cycle of the ONU was tied to a specific vendor’s Optical
The TR-451 vOMCI and MR-451 ONU Management using Virtualised OMCI specifications will give operators more choice in how they create, activate,
OIF RELEASES CPO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
EFFECT BUYS VIASAT’S DSP/FEC TECH
eight generations of design IP. EFFECT Photonics has also secured an additional US$20 million in Series-C funding bringing the total to US$63 million. Additionally, pursuant to the DSP acquisition agreement, Viasat will be joining EFFECT Photonics’ supervisory board and hold a minority interest in the company.
EFFECT Photonics signed a definitive agreement to acquire coherent optical DSP and forward error correction (FEC) technology as well as a highly experienced engineering team from global communications company, Viasat Inc. Viasat is a long- established player in DSP and FEC technologies, with
Global industry forum OIF, released a framework implementation
agreement for co-packaging, identifying the critical co-packaged applications
the end-users. Then, it examined various related topics, including electrical and optical interfaces, thermal and mechanical considerations, reliability, safety, environmental and management interfaces.
and their requirements, and charting a path for interoperability standards. The Co-Packaging track of OIF’s Physical & Link Layer (PLL) Working Group began by studying the application spaces contributed by
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