There are actually multiple vendors selling SFP modules with built in EPON/GPON functionality that present themselves as a normal SFP module. I don't know of any for XGPON or any of the newer standards though.
http://www.finisar.com/sites/default/files/pdf/FTGN2117P2CUN_FTGN2117P2TUN_GPON_Stick_Pluggable_SFP_ONU_Product_Brief_1_2014_V2.pdf http://www.sfp-xfp.com/products/gpon-stick.html http://www.dasannetworks.com/product_images/H640SFP_20140221220235.pdf Gerard On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Paul Conlin via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > GPON technology is not housed in the SFP module as that is only the laser > and diodes. The timing smarts central to GPON is on the board. Not saying > Mikrotik couldn’t do it just that it is not a compatibility with a plug-in > thing. I don’t know if GPON has been boiled down to a chipset and > reference design yet. If so, then it could happen but it still wouldn’t be > a plug-in. > > > > 10G XGPON 1 and 2 is not likely to be popular until 2016 or so. And then > it will still need considerable time to see the prices of the new lasers to > come down far enough to make it cost effective for the ONT. So you have a > long wait for that one. > > > > PC > > Blaze Broadband > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *TJ Trout via Af > *Sent:* Sunday, October 19, 2014 3:04 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Gpon or 10g-pon sfp...when? > > > > How far away are we from seeing a gpon olt sfp module that would be > mikrotik compatible? Would be nice to use a ccr 12s and be able to serve > hundreds of customers. Seems like we aren't real close though ? >
