The Science and Technology Department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television released the "White Paper on Fiber-to-the-Home Technology for Cable TV Networks"

The Science and Technology Department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued the White Paper on Fiber-to-the-Home Technology of Cable TV Networks to better guide the operation of cable TV networks to adopt fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) technology for two-way network transformation and construction
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In the early stage, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television entrusted the Radio and Television Planning Institute to take the lead in conducting research on cable TV network fiber-to-the-home standards, and organized and established the "Cable TV Network Fiber-to-the-Home Technical Working Group"
attended by scientific research institutes, network companies and relevant equipment manufacturers.
The Cable TV Network Fiber-to-the-Home Technical Working Group drafted the White Paper on Cable TV Network Fiber-to-the-Home Technology based on the current situation, management requirements and access technology development level of the national cable TV network
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Under the guidance of the Science and Technology Department of the General Administration of China and relevant industry experts, the Radio and Television Planning Institute and the relevant parties involved in the drafting of the white paper clarified the following ideas on the drafting of the white paper:

Highlight the importance of fiber-to-the-home infrastructure

FTTH is a radio and television facility, which should have an independent optical fiber access network infrastructure, and can realize the complete transmission and operation of radio and television services end-to-end, ensuring the safe broadcast of radio and television and network information security
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Therefore, the FTTH technical white paper should first clarify the basic requirements such as FTTH business requirements, ODN construction plans, and household entry methods, so as to ensure the capability of
the FTTH technical facility service service transmission system.

Describe the fiber-to-the-home technology solution based on the scenario

FTTH construction cannot simply negate any kind of technical solution, including coaxial access scheme and various FTTH technology solutions
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On the basis of standardizing ODN construction and meeting the basic requirements of FTTH, cable TV network operators should select specific FTTH technology solutions according to their network foundation and technology evolution planning, including but not limited to the three typical solutions
of RF hybrid, I-PON and RFoG introduced in the FTTH white paper.
The FTTH Technical White Paper describes the evolution of FTTH networks in typical scenarios, and provides a reference
for selecting technical solutions for cable TV network operations.

Consider fiber-to-the-home O&M requirements globally

The two-way transformation of cable TV networks has long had problems such as chaotic technical solutions and uneven development in various places, which has affected the service carrying capacity and operation and maintenance management level
of cable TV broadband networks to a certain extent.
The construction of FTTH provides an opportunity
for the unified network management and operation and maintenance system of cable TV network operation.
Therefore, the FTTH technical white paper clarifies the requirements of FTTH network configuration, security, management, and O&M, and puts forward the unified network management architecture and MIB library, laying the foundation
for the establishment and improvement of FTTH O&M system.

According to the above ideas, the main contents of the "Cable TV Network Fiber-to-the-Home Technology White Paper" include:

1.
FTTH architecture: The basic components of FTTH can be divided into broadcast and broadband access systems, optical distribution networks (ODNs), network management systems and configuration systems
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2.
Types and requirements of FTTH support services: FTTH must support radio and television services and have the ability to
provide no less than 6Gbps transmission bandwidth.
FTTH should have the ability to
provide 1Gbps broadband access services.

3.
FTTH technical scheme and its networking: The three technical solutions of RF hybrid, RFoG and I-PON are introduced, and their networking and application characteristics
are introduced.

4.
FTTH network construction/transformation: The basic requirements for FTTH network construction/transformation are clarified, and the FTTH home entry method and FTTH network transformation and evolution examples
in typical scenarios are described.

5.
FTTH network configuration requirements: According to network evolution and service bearer requirements, the overall planning and management of network resources is carried out to improve network service QoS and security assurance capabilities
.

6.
FTTH network security requirements: FTTH security requirements
are clarified for radio and television services and data communication services.

7.
FTTH network management requirements: It stipulates the FTTH network management methods and requirements, and determines the unified network management architecture and MIB library
.

8.
Stipulates FTTH network operation and maintenance, construction and acceptance requirements
.

After the issuance of the FTTH Technical White Paper, the Radio and Television Planning Institute will also take the lead in organizing the preparation of technical specifications
related to the management, operation and maintenance of cable TV network fiber-to-the-home networks based on the framework determined in the white paper.