Which PON type is associated with Ethernet framing?

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Which PON type is associated with Ethernet framing?

Ethernet framing is carried natively by Ethernet PON, where the OLT and ONUs exchange standard 802.3 Ethernet frames over the fiber. In this PON family, data is transmitted as ordinary Ethernet frames without additional encapsulation. Other PON types—often GPON or BPON families—map payloads using encapsulation methods (like GEM) or ATM cells, so Ethernet frames aren’t transmitted end-to-end on the link in the same native way. That direct use of Ethernet frames across the PON path is what ties Ethernet framing to Ethernet PON.

Ethernet framing is carried natively by Ethernet PON, where the OLT and ONUs exchange standard 802.3 Ethernet frames over the fiber. In this PON family, data is transmitted as ordinary Ethernet frames without additional encapsulation. Other PON types—often GPON or BPON families—map payloads using encapsulation methods (like GEM) or ATM cells, so Ethernet frames aren’t transmitted end-to-end on the link in the same native way. That direct use of Ethernet frames across the PON path is what ties Ethernet framing to Ethernet PON.

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