Hybrid multiplexed OFDM-DWDM-EPON access network

For bottleneck problem of the broadband access networks, Ethernet-PON comes out as a striking and promising solution. Even though, EPON nodes necessitate a cost-effective up-gradation, WDM based topology proves to be a vigilant up-grading approach that deals with the deployment of multiple wavelengths in the upstream/downstream directions. Furthermore, only EPON nodes with privileged traffic can be WDM-upgraded. Accordingly, we propose and demonstrate a hybrid multiplexed OFDM/DWDM-EPON access network employing OSSB modulation scheme. Case A demonstrates a single channel OFDM-OSSB-EPON system and achieves a fiber link of 27 km with split ratio of 16. Afterwards, a contrast between OFDM-EPON and conventional EPON (C-EPON) after a fiber link of 20 km with split ratio of 16 is carried out. Case B targets the transmission of two channels with channel spacing of 0.1 nm to realize OFDM-DWDM-OSSB-EPON system and achieves a fiber link of 20 km with split ratio of 32.