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What is a Passive Optical LAN?

Switched local area network (LAN) architectures have been in use for over
two decades and have served us well. But they do represent some cost and
operational complexities which IT organizations have taken for granted.
A passive optical lan (POL) solves many of the issues associated with
traditional switched LANs and provides a future proof ROI model as well

PON: Communication Overview

In PON networks, voice, video, and data information is efficiently transmitted and
received over a single, single mode fiber. Unlike traditional communication
protocols, the upstream and downstream packets flow without contention for
bandwidth. Click below for more information.

Optical Splitters

Part of the "magic" behind PON are the components which give the technology its
name: Passive Optical Splitters. Splitters come in a variety of configurations and
are used in various applications. Click below for more information on splitters.