DPoE 1.0 enables MSO to offer fibre-based services

Broadcom Corporation recently revealed that its end-to-end EPON ONU and OLT chipsets and DML software are ready to be deployed in DPoE 1.0 environments.

The company collaborated with CableLabs, multi-system operators (MSOs) and industry OEMs on defining the requirements for the DPoE 1.0 specifications and played an instrumental role in co-authoring the standard, which will enable new business and mobile backhaul service opportunities for cable MSOs. CableLabs recently qualified DPoE 1.0 Systems and ONU products through its certification process.

The EPON ONU and OLT chipsets work with the DML software, allowing cable operators to migrate their networks from 1Gbit/s to 10Gbit/s rates while preserving DOCSIS back-office operations.

The 1G EPON and 10G EPON access technologies offer the bandwidth, scale, and features required to deliver demanding business and mobile backhaul services. CableLabs DPoE 1.0 specification fully supports the DOCSIS provisioning processes, enabling new business connectivity services to be delivered cost-effectively over fibre access networks, yet managed similarly to conventional cable networks.