Summary

Recommendation ITU-T G.984.3 describes the transmission convergence layer for gigabit-capable passive optical networks – a family of flexible access networks capable of providing a range of broadband and narrow-band services, operating at the rates of 2.48832 Gbit/s downstream and 1.24416 or 2.48832 Gbit/s upstream. This Recommendation includes the specifications of the following:

•            gigabit PON transmission convergence (GTC) layer framing;

•            upstream time division multiple access mechanism;

•            physical layer operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) messaging channel;

•            principles and signalling mechanism of the upstream dynamic bandwidth assignment;

•            optical network unit (ONU) activation method;

•            forward error correction;

•            security.

This Recommendation forms an integral part of the G.984-series of ITU-T Recommendations that, together, specify a single coherent set of access transmission systems.