The Ethernet Alliance announced on Monday it has formed subcommittees tasked with supporting the IEEE 802.3 standards development process.
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (10G EPON) subcommittee will support the recently formed 10G EPON study group. The 10 Gigabit Ethernet over twisted-pair cabling, or 10GBASE-T, subcommittee will support interoperability demonstrations as the 10GBASE-T standards effort comes to completion, according to the alliance.
The 10G EPON study group will analyze increasing the speed of EPONs from the current 1gbps to 10gbps to support the delivery of advanced video services, gigabit-capable home networks, backhauls for fourth-generation mobile communication networks, and high-bandwidth connections to multitenant residential units.
"Higher-speed EPON is a logical next step for Ethernet in the access network," said Adam Healey, chair of the Ethernet Alliance technical committee. “The Ethernet Alliance is pleased to offer a forum to facilitate the development of an industry standard for 10G EPON and the tools that support it, such as conformance and interoperability test suites."
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