GIGABIT PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK TRANSMISSION CONVERGENCE EXTENSION FOR NEXT GENERATION ACCESS

摘要

An apparatus includes at least one component configured to implement a method. The method includes: encapsulating a data stream into at least one Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) Encapsulation Method (GEM) frame, where the GEM frame comprises a header aligned with a word boundary of at least about four four bytes; encapsulating the GEM frame into a GPON Transmission Convergence (GTC) frame, where the GTC frame comprises network control and management information aligned with the word boundary; and transmitting the GTC frame.