GPON

G.984
Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks (GPON)
Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) topology
StatusIn force
Year started2003
Latest version(07/10)
July 2010
OrganizationITU-T
CommitteeITU-T Study Group 15
Related standards10G-PON, NG-PON2, G.988
DomainTelecommunication
LicenseFreely available
Websitehttps://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-G.984.1

ITU-T G.984 is the series of standards that define the architecture and operation of gigabit-per-second–capable passive optical network (GPON). It is commonly used to implement the link to the customer (the last kilometre, or last mile) of fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) services, using a point-to-multipoint design. GPON supporting a shared bandwidth of downstream data rates of up to 2.4 Gbit/s and normally upstream rates of up to 1.2 Gbit/s.