A-PON ATM-PON, a passive system using the ATM signal format
B-PON Broadband-PON, a passiv e system using ATM signals and an
analog overlay
G-PON Gb/s PON, a system with Gb/s data rates and ATM signal formats
GE-PON Gigabit Ethernet-PON, a system using GbE for downstream
signals
WDM-PON Wavelength Division Multiplexed-PON, a system using multiple
wavelengths, one for each subscriber
SBS Stimulated Brillouin Scattering, due to an interaction of acoustic
and optical waves
SCM Sub-Carrier Multiplexed, a means to combine multiple analog
signals by interleaving RF carriers, each of which are modulated
with analog signals
TDM Time Division Multiplexed, combines signals by interleaving
digital streams
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access, combines the signals from ...