LOUISVILLE, CO – Cisco, Hitachi and ZTE were just three industry suppliers that participated in a DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) interoperability testing event at CableLabs held January 24 – 28, 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”, said Curtis Knittle, director of digital video services at CableLabs, in the announcement. “The success of this event has demonstrated that the cable vendor community, and in particular the EPON vendor community, have embraced the DPoE specifications.”
Other participating suppliers included Atheros, Broadcom, Finisar, Huawei, MRV, PMC-Sierra, and Sumitomo.
The interoperability events provide vendors with an informal laboratory setting in which they have the opportunity to test their latest products within CableLabs’ headends and testing environment, determine compliance with industry specifications and the ability of their products to interoperate with other devices in an end-to-end system. The next interoperability event for DPoE products is scheduled to begin on April 11, 2011.
