CONTENTS

 1     Scope        
 2     References             
 3     Definitions
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere      
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation          
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms           
 5     Conventions           
 6     Configuration of optical access network and installation site of fibre optic branching component for PON    
 7     Considerations when determining installation site of branching component for PON  
        7.1     Minimization of CAPEX and OPEX       
        7.2     Quick response to demand    
        7.3     Maintenance             
        7.4     Subscriber density     
Appendix I – OFS's experience – Examples of FTTx networks in United States    
        I.1               Introduction      
        I.2               Overall network configurations  
Appendix II – Japanese experience – Examples of PON architectures in Japan    
       II.1     Introduction  
       II.2     Passive optical network architectures in Japan
       II.3     Consideration for more effective optical access network architectures 
Bibliography