Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We wish to thank the many who encouraged our effort, in particular, Dave Allan, Dave Ayer, Chen Ling, Dave Cleary, Jack Cotton, Lou De Fonzo, Jacky Hood, Einar In de Betou, Denis Khotimsky, Lynn Lu, Kent McCammon, Don McCullough, Derek Nesset, Peter Öhlen, Dave Piehler, Albert Rafel, Björn Skubic, and Mara Williams for their help in reviewing various parts of the manuscript and the premanuscript studies. Tom Anschutz, Paul Feldman, Richard Goodson, David Sinicrope, and Zheng Ruobin helped to clarify issues that came up in the course of the work.

We would especially like to recognize Dewi Williams, an ideal match for our target reader profile, who was willing to provide intelligent and thoughtful comment and discussion well beyond the call of duty.

Needless to say, the inevitable remaining errors and inconsistencies are entirely our own responsibility.

Finally, special thanks to Jacky and Antonia for their support and patience through the process.

PUBLISHER's BRIEF REVIEW

Although thoroughly grounded in the G-PON standards, this book is far more than just a rehash of the standards. Two experts in G-PON technology explain G-PON in a way that is approachable without being superficial. As well as thorough coverage of all aspects of G-PON and its 10Gb/s evolution into XG-PON, this book describes the alternatives and the reasons for the choices that were made, the history and the tradeoffs.