This document provides guidance on designing and implementing fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks using passive optical networks (PON). It discusses choosing between centralized and cascaded splitting approaches. Centralized splitting uses a single splitter located close to the optical line terminal, while cascaded splitting uses multiple splitters in a tree-like structure. The document also covers topics like choosing splitter types, calculating splitting ratios and attenuation budgets, and testing optical power levels. Designing an FTTH network requires considering factors like topology, subscriber density and distance to optimize network performance and cost.
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