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Simulation-Based Analysis of 25G EPON Physical Layer for Scalable Access Deployments

HORVÁTH, T.; TOMAŠOV, A.; MÜNSTER, P.; KLÍČNÍK, O.

Original Title

Simulation-Based Analysis of 25G EPON Physical Layer for Scalable Access Deployments

English Title

Simulation-Based Analysis of 25G EPON Physical Layer for Scalable Access Deployments

Type

Paper in proceedings (conference paper)

Original Abstract

This paper presents a comprehensive simulation-based study of the physical layer performance of 25G EPON networks under varying optical split ratios and distribution network lengths. The analysis leverages a simplified NRZ-coded architecture with standard optical components and realistic transmission parameters to evaluate system behavior in terms of bit error rate (BER). Results show that split ratios up to 1:32 and distances up to 22 km are achievable without forward error correction (FEC), while FEC enables extended support up to 1:64 splits and 26 km reach. These findings highlight the viability of 25G EPON for cost-effective, high-capacity broadband deployment and provide design insights for scalable and backward-compatible access networks.

English abstract

This paper presents a comprehensive simulation-based study of the physical layer performance of 25G EPON networks under varying optical split ratios and distribution network lengths. The analysis leverages a simplified NRZ-coded architecture with standard optical components and realistic transmission parameters to evaluate system behavior in terms of bit error rate (BER). Results show that split ratios up to 1:32 and distances up to 22 km are achievable without forward error correction (FEC), while FEC enables extended support up to 1:64 splits and 26 km reach. These findings highlight the viability of 25G EPON for cost-effective, high-capacity broadband deployment and provide design insights for scalable and backward-compatible access networks.

Keywords

25G EPON; passive optical networks; BER; split ratio; simulation; VPIphotonics; NRZ

Key words in English

25G EPON; passive optical networks; BER; split ratio; simulation; VPIphotonics; NRZ

Authors

HORVÁTH, T.; TOMAŠOV, A.; MÜNSTER, P.; KLÍČNÍK, O.

RIV year

2026

Released

22.12.2025

Publisher

IEEE

Location

Zanzibar, Tanzánie

ISBN

979-8-3315-3556-8

Book

5th International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME)

Pages count

5

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT199683,
  author="Tomáš {Horváth} and Adrián {Tomašov} and Petr {Münster} and Ondřej {Klíčník}",
  title="Simulation-Based Analysis of 25G EPON Physical Layer for Scalable Access Deployments",
  booktitle="5th International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME)",
  year="2025",
  pages="5",
  publisher="IEEE",
  address="Zanzibar, Tanzánie",
  isbn="979-8-3315-3556-8"
}