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As a promising solution to efficiently achieving fiber to the home (FTTH), Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) is currently improved to provide intercommunication among customers, together with normal traffic delivery, via optical local area network emulation. It is a new research direction and expected to enhance the normal EPON performances. The purpose of this article is to review the state-of-the-art solutions to emulating optical local area networks (OLANs) over EPON. We discuss the major problems involved, e.g., network architecture, control mechanisms, and other potential enhancements. We also outline areas for future researches.
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Supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 60725104), the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB310706), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2007AA01Z246 and 2007AA01Z227), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60672045), and the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 20060614018)
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Peng, Y., Kuang, Y. & Long, K. Optical local area network emulations over Ethernet passive optical networks: A survey. Sci. China Ser. F-Inf. Sci. 51, 1000–1009 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-008-0116-z
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