Gigabit passive optical network transmission convergence extension for next generation access

摘要

An apparatus includes at least one com ponent configured to implement a method including: encapsulating a data stream into at least one Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) Encapsulation Method (GEM) frame, th e GEM frame comprising a header aligned with a word boundary at least about four bytes long; encapsu lating the GEM frame into a GPON Transmission Convergence (GTC) frame, the GTC frame comprising network control and management information aligned with the word boundary; and transmitting the GTC frame.