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Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) is a point-to-multipoint (P2MP) network that uses a combination of active transmission
equipment and passive cable components to provide network connectivity to end user devices. This network is suitable for building
access networks such as Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) or Fiber-To-The-Office (FTTO) or Fiber-To-The-Company (FTTC) for providing
Internet access by running fiber optic cable directly from an Internet Service Provider to a user's home or business.
The data, voice, and video signals of terminal users are sent to ONTs. The signals are converted into Ethernet packets and
then transmitted over optical fibers to the OLT using the GPON uplink ports on the ONTs.
GPON Components and Roles
Figure 1. Components of GPON
The following are the components of GPON and their role in the network:
OLT (Optical Line Terminal)
An OLT is a terminal equipment connected to the fiber backbone. It is an aggregation device located at the central office
for terminating the PON protocol.
Optical Splitter
A splitter divides optic signals into separate paths which can range up to 128.
ONT (Optical Network Terminal)
An ONT is a device that terminates any one of the endpoints of a fiber to the premises network. They are located on the user
side, providing various ports for connecting to user terminals.
ODN (Optical Distribution Network)
An ODN is composed of passive optical components, such as optical fibers, and passive optical splitters. It provides optical
channels between the OLT and ONTs. It interconnects the OLT and ONTs and is highly reliable.
Cisco Catalyst PON Manager
Cisco Catalyst PON Manager is a series of broadband data network products providing management functions from network element
management to network management, providing operators with comprehensive network management solutions. The product line includes
terminal management systems and integrated network management system.
Cisco Catalyst PON Manager is used for remote centralized network management of PON devices. The integrated network management
system adopts a friendly and fully graphical interface, which is easy to operate and use.
Monitor and detect network failures, improve the stability of network operations, and discover potential instability factors
in the network.
Analyze and plan network resources to improve resource utilization and reduce network operation costs.
You can manage the OLT device by command lines as well as using the Cisco Catalyst PON Manager.
The ONT device can be managed by the PON manager, the local Web Graphic User Interface (GUI), and the ONU Management Control
Interface (OMCI).
There are three modes in Cisco Catalyst PON Manager networking: local mode, remote mode and mixed mode depending upon the
network nodes distance.
Local networking is the most common and simple mode in a network management system. In this mode, the server, client and network
nodes are all located in the same LAN. The Cisco Catalyst PON Manager and network nodes managed by Cisco Catalyst PON Manager
must be at one physical site. The Cisco Catalyst PON Manager acts as the centralized management on the network as a whole.
When client and Cisco Catalyst PON Manager server are not in the same LAN, the remote networking mode is used. Its network
topology and principle are the same as the local networking.
All networking modes need transmission devices as well as data communication equipment such as routers, transporting data
between WAN to LAN via TCP/IP protocols.
As far as Cisco Catalyst PON Manager is concerned, centralized management is recommended which facilitates the privilege distribution
and management, data storage and management in a centralized style.
The Cisco Catalyst PON Manager can manage a maximum of 2000 OLT devices and a maximum of 4,000,000 ONT devices at a time.
It can provision OLT and ONT devices, perform network and node discovery, device maintenance, fault management, performance
monitoring, log management, task management, and so on.
Architecture
The Cisco Catalyst PON Manager adopts client/server structure. That is, a server connects with several clients in the Cisco
Catalyst PON Manager. The PON Manager Server provides network nodes (OLT or ONT) data processing and storing functions. Users
can operate and maintain network nodes via the PON Manager Client. The following figure shows the Cisco Catalyst PON Manager
hardware architecture.
Components and Roles
A typical network setup is composed of Cisco Catalyst PON Manager (server and client), switch, router, and other optional
accessories such as printer and audio enclosure.
Server
Server is the core of the Cisco Catalyst PON Manager. It interacts with network nodes and retrieves the required results and
forwards the result to the clients.
Generally, a server provides all functions in terms of application or database. These functions can also be divided and respectively
run by two or more servers for load distribution.
By default, the configuration is standalone configuration.
Client
The PON Manager Client is a Windows-based graphical user interface. The Cisco Catalyst PON Managersupports multi-client architecture
to accomplish network node management, operation, and maintenance. With the client, a user can remotely achieve all the operations
that used to be done by command line.
Clients can be classified into two groups by the server they connect to and the location of network nodes managed by them.
Local client: The client is located in the same LAN as its server.
Remote client: network nodes and server are located in one LAN but the client is located in a remote LAN.
Network equipment
Network equipment is used to connect the Cisco Catalyst PON Manager with network nodes or upper-layer servers. It commonly
consists of switch and router.
Other accessories
Other accessories are optional such as printer and audio enclosure.
Cisco Catalyst PON Manager Requirements
This section describes the requirements for setting up Cisco Catalyst PON Manager on your device.
PON Manager Server Hardware Requirements
The following table describes the hardware requirements for the PON Manager Server:
Network Size
CPU Frequency
CPU Number
Memory
Hard Disk
Network Card
Managed network nodes: 100,000 to 1 million
Intel® Xeon® processor X7460, 2.66GHZ
4
64G
2*1TB, the disk on which the PON Manager is to be installed (default is D) is not less than 100GB, and is NTFS format
Gigabit Network Adapter
Managed network nodes: 1,000 to 100,000
Intel® Xeon® processor E5506, 3GHZ
2
32G
2*500GB, the disk on which the PON Manager is to be installed (the default is D disk) is not less than 50GB, which is NTFS
format.
Gigabit Network Adapter
Managed network nodes: less than 1,000
Intel® Core® i5 processor
1
16G
500GB, the disk on which the PON Manager is to be installed (the default is D disk) is not less than 50GB, which is NTFS format.
Gigabit Network Adapter
PON Manager Server Software Requirements
The following operating systems are supported: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server
2019, Windows 7, and Windows 10.
The database supported is MySQL.
PON Manager Client Hardware Requirements
The following table describes the hardware requirements for the PON Manager Client:
Network Size
CPU Frequency
CPU Number
Memory
Hard Disk
Network Card
Managed network nodes: 100,000 to 1 million
Intel® Core® i3 processor, 3.4 GHZ
1
16G
250GB
Gigabit Network Adapter
Managed network nodes: less than 100,000
Intel® Core® i3 processor, 3.4 GHZ
1
8G
250GB
Gigabit Network Adapter
PON Manager Client Software Requirements
The following operating systems are supported: Windows 7 and Windows 10.
To find out the specifications required for setting up Cisco Catalyst PON Manager, refer to the Cisco Catalyst PON Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide.
Cisco Catalyst PON Manager Installation
Perform the following steps to install Cisco Catalyst PON Manager on your device:
Note
To avoid software conflicts during the installation of Cisco Catalyst PON Manager, turn off all the antivirus applications
on your device
Additional References
Related Documents
Related Topics
Document Title
For information about Cisco Catalyst PON series supported switches
Cisco Catalyst PON Series Switches Release Notes
For information about the hardware specifications and installation procedures for Cisco Catalyst PON series
Cisco Catalyst PON Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
For information about Cisco Catalyst PON series OLT configuration
Cisco Catalyst PON Series Switches OLT Configuration Guide
For information about Cisco Catalyst PON series ONT configuration
Cisco Catalyst PON Series Switches ONT Configuration Guide
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in Cisco Catalyst PON series OLT configuration
Cisco Catalyst PON Series Switches OLT Command Reference
For help with using the Cisco Catalyst PON Manager Server
Cisco Catalyst PON Manager Server OLH
For help with using the Cisco Catalyst PON Manager Client
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