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FTTH PON TESTING GUIDE

An introduction to fiber-to-the-home technology, and a comprehensive approach to deploying passive optical networks, EXFO’s FTTH PON testing guide offers a detailed review of PON-related technical aspects, specifications and performance requirements.
Aspects covered include:
- Introduction to FTTx network architectures and components
- Key physical parameters affecting network performance, such as the loss budget
- Recommended testing procedures for network construction, activation and maintenance
- Step-by-step instructions for connector inspection and maintenance
- Insertion loss (IL) and optical return loss (ORL) characterization
- PON-based power measurement techniques
- Live system troubleshooting
- Test documentation