Vendors Jump On CableLabs EPON Interop

Friday, 04 February 2011 14:07

Ten industry suppliers participated in a DOCSIS® Provisioning of EPON (DPoE™) interoperability testing event at CableLabs®. The January 24-28 interop was the first in a series of interoperability events scheduled in 2011. The next interoperability event for DPoE products is scheduled to begin on April 11, 2011. Version 1.0 of the DPoE specifications provided the basis for the interoperability event. DPoE specifications provide requirements for Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) equipment to be provisioned using current DOCSIS provisioning systems and service concepts. The specifications also define requirements and functionality to support Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Ethernet Private Line (EPL) service for business customers. “One of the major goals of the DPoE specifications is to facilitate multi-vendor interoperability. The success of this event has demonstrated that the cable vendor community, and in particular the EPON vendor community, have embraced the DPoE specifications,” said Curtis Knittle, Director of Digital Video Services at CableLabs. CableLabs