Key functions include: Transmitting downstream optical signals, receiving and processing upstream signals from numerous ONTs, and performing critical optical-to-electrical (O/E) and electrical-to-optical (E/O) conversion. This document describes the Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology and how it functions. There are no specific requirements for this document. This article explores the technical foundations, working. GPON, a point-to-multipoint access technology that utilizes passive optical splitters to share an optical fiber to multiple users at a gigabit data rate, is an acronym derived from Gigabit Passive Optical Network.
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