Abstract
FTTH is finally being deployed in large volume, taking full advantage of the inherent cost benefit of PON topologies. IEEE EPON, the first PON standard to be deployed in millions, is gaining momentum in Asia, leveraging the cost benefits and maturity that come with volume deployments in Japan and Korea. With interoperable systems adhering to China-local detailed EPON specifications, China is likely to be next to deploy EPON in volume. In the same time, ITU GPON, currently in trial stages, gets carrier endorsement for future deployments in North America and Europe.

This presentation will present the concept of Triple Play Service over both EPON and GPON, and specifically the benefits such services gain from China’s EPON specifications. Based on field experience gained through deployment of millions of ONUs, it will discuss the requirements from both EPON and GPON CPEs, in order to support triple-play services in real deployment scenarios, in a scalable and future-proof way. We will take a further step to introduce the concept of the fiber-access gateway, a line-rate router, which is adapted to both EPON and GPON networks. This presentation will explain the importance of the fiber access CPEs for triple-play services and for the digital home, and the value of the fiber access gateway.

Speaker Biography
Kevin Poon was appointed to be regional manager by PMC-Sierra, Inc. in May 2006. Prior to that, he was the country manager of Passave, Inc.. As a result of acquisition by PMC-Sierra, Inc., he held his current position. He is mainly responsible for business development in carriers sector and R&D centers established by global system manufacturers in China. He also looks after sales in SE Asia region. Mr. Poon has had very rich experience in networking industry. He once held key positions in AT&T/Lucent and Zhone covering China as well as Asia Pacific regions. Most outstanding was his tenure to be Greater China managing director in Ascend Communications, Inc. during 1996 to 2000. He expanded his organization from a single individual to a team more than 50 and successfully seized the leading market position of remote access server and ATM/FR switches in the region.<Back>