Overheard in the tech blogosphere » PON http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard A Whatis.com blog Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:32:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Overheard: GPON and Active Ethernet are complementary technologies http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-gpon-and-active-ethernet-are-complementary-technologies/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-gpon-and-active-ethernet-are-complementary-technologies/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:58:00 +0000 Margaret Rouse http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-gpon-and-active-ethernet-are-complementary-technologies/ russell-david97.gif PON (Passive Optical Network) and Active Ethernet have falsely been cast as competitive technologies when, in fact, they are complementary.

David Russell, marketing director at Calix

Increasingly, GPON and Active Ethernet are being viewed as complementary technologies based on the application. GPON is ideal for mass residential and small business deployments, while Active Ethernet is sometimes preferred for larger businesses that demand dedicated fiber access.

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