Summary

Amendment 1 to Recommendation ITU-T G.984.3:

–           specifies the ONU registration method;

–           clarifies the definitions of Dying_Gasp and Deactivate_ONU-ID PLOAM messages;

–           reconciles the description of PON alarms;

–           adds a new appendix clause addressing transmission of MPLS datagrams using the G-PON encapsulation method;

–           provides necessary clarifications to several standard items, including the use of the DBA reference model, the required number of supported reassembly buffers, and details of the key exchange.