ITU-T Recommendation G.984.

Gigabit-capable Passive Optical

Networks ( G-PON ) : ONT
management and control interface
specification
Reference models and terms
„ 6.1 OMCI in ITU-T Rec. G.984.2
… The architecture reference model is in ITU-T Rec.
G.984.2 .
… While this document provides some minimal
modelling for ONUs with service interfaces ,detailed
OMCI support for ONUs with 802.11 and xDSL
interface is in ITU-T Recs G.983.9 and G.983.10 .
… ( OMCI = ONT management and control interface )
Reference models and terms
„ 6.2 ONT/ONU functions
Reference models and terms
… access network line termination function (AN-
LT)
… user network interface line termination
function (UNI-LT)
… service multiplexing and de-multiplexing
function (Service MUX and DEMUX).
Reference models and terms
„ 6.3 VP/VC Mux functionality in the ONT
… In ITU-T Rec. G.984.3, the end-to-end G-PON
system (i.e., OLT, ODN and ONT) can
function as an ATM VP or VC cross-
connection.
Reference models and terms
„ 6.4 Encapsulation in GEM frame
… As the GEM is embedded in the PON section,
it is independent of the types of UNIs .
… The UNI traffic is always encapsulated in
GEM frames .
… (GEM = G-PON encapsulation method)
Reference models and terms
„ 6.5 Support of Multicast connection
… While a Port-ID is assigned to a T-CONT in a
unicast connection, a Port-ID is shared by
multiple T-CONTs in a multicast connection.
… (T-CONT = Transmission Container)
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„ The OMCI is used by the OLT to control an
ONT. This protocol allows the OLT to:
… establish and release connections across the ONT
… manage the UNIs at the ONT
… request configuration information and performance
statistics
… autonomously inform the system operator of events
such as link failures
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„ The OMCI protocol is asymmetric: the controller in the
OLT is the master and the one in the ONT is the slave.
„ The OMCI requirements given in this Recommendation
are needed to manage the ONT in the following areas:
… configuration management
… fault management
… performance management
… security management
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„ 7.1 Configuration management
… It involves the following:
„ Configuration of equipment
„ Configuration of the UNIs

„ Configuration of the VP Network CTP-Gs, ATM VP

Cross-Connections, and GEM Port Network CTPs

„ Configuration of Interworking Termination Points

„ Configuration of the OAM flows

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„ Configuration of the physical ports
„ Configuration of AAL profiles

„ Configuration of service profiles

„ Configuration of traffic descriptors

„ Configuration of GAL profiles

„ ( CTP = Connection Termination Point )

„ ( AAL = ATM Adaptation Layer )

„ ( GAL = GEM Adaptation Layer )

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„ For ONT that supports ATM mode

ONT OLT
UNI ANI ANI NNI
(not ATM) (G-PON) (G-PON)

VC VC VC-XC VC

VP VP-XC VP VP VP-XC VP
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„ For cases as the supports of ONUs with xDSL interface
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„ 7.2 Fault management
… The ONT supports limited fault management
only.
„ ONT-G;
„ Subscriber Line Cardholder;
„ Subscriber Line Card;
„ PON IF Line Card-G;
„ Physical Path Termination Point ATM UNI;
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„ Physical Path Termination Point Ethernet UNI;
„ Physical Path Termination Point CES UNI;
„ Physical Path Termination Point ISDN UNI;
„ Physical Path Termination Point POTS UNI;
„ Physical Path Termination Point Video UNI;
„ Physical Path Termination Point Video ANI;
„ Physical Path Termination Point ADSL UNI;
„ Physical Path Termination Point VDSL UNI;
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„ TC AdapterB-PON;
„ ATM Interworking VCC Termination Point;

„ GEM Interworking Termination Point;

„ VP Network CTP-G;

„ VC Network CTP-G;

„ GEM Port Network CTP;

„ ONU-G.
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„ 7.3 Performance management
… The
ONT has only limited performance
monitoring.
„ UPC Disagreement Monitoring History DataB-
PON;
„ AAL1 Protocol Monitoring History DataB-PON;

„ AAL5 Protocol Monitoring History DataB-PON;

„ Ethernet Performance Monitoring History Data;

„ Ethernet Performance Monitoring History Data 2;

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„ CES Physical Interface Monitoring History Data;
„ TC Adapter Protocol Monitoring History Data;

„ AAL 2 CPS Protocol Monitoring History Data B-

PON;
„ AAL 2 SSCS Protocol Monitoring History Data B-

PON;
„ Priority Queue-G;

„ MAC Bridge PM History Data;

„ MAC Bridge Port PM History Data;

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„ Voice PM History Data;
„ VP PM History Data;

„ VC PM History Data;

„ ICMP PM History Data1;

„ ICMP PM History Data2

„ IP Router PM History Data1;

„ IP Router PM History Data2;

„ 802.11 Counters;
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„ GEM Port Protocol Monitoring History Data;
„ GAL TDM Protocol Monitoring History Data;
„ GAL Ethernet Protocol Monitoring History Data;
„ ADSL ATU-C Performance Monitoring History Data;
„ ADSL ATU-R Performance Monitoring History Data;
„ ADSL ATU-C Channel Performance Monitoring History Data;
„ ADSL ATU-R Channel Performance Monitoring History Data;
„ TC Adaptor Performance Monitoring History Data ADSL;
„ VDSL VTU-O Physical Interface Monitoring History Data;
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„ VDSL VTU-R Physical Interface Monitoring History Data;
„ VDSL VTU-O Channel Performance Monitoring History Data;
„ VDSL VTU-R Channel Performance Monitoring History Data.
„ ( GAL = GEM Adaptation Layer )
„ ( CPS = Common Part Sublayer )
„ ( PM = Protocol Monitoring )
„ ( ATU-C = ADSL Transceiver Unit, Central office end )
„ ( ATU-R = ADSL Transceiver Unit, Remote Terminal End )
„ ( VDSL = Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line )
„ ( VTU-O = VDSL Transceiver Unit, ONU end )
„ ( VTU-R = VDSL Transceiver Unit, Remote Terminal end )
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„ 7.4 Security management
… The protection configuration that is defined in
ITU-T Rec. G.983.5 is considered in this
Recommendation.
… Though ITU-T Rec. G.983.6 specifies the
OMCI for B-PON protection, a new scheme
for G-PON protection is needed because G-
PON has a different protocol stack from
B‑PON.
Protocol-independent MIB for
the OMCI
„ This Recommendation defines a protocol
necessary to support capabilities identified
by ITU-T Recs G.984.2 and G.984.3.
„ A protocol-independent MIB is used to
describe the exchange of information
across the OMCI.
Protocol-independent MIB for
the OMCI
„ 8.1 Managed entities
… The protocol-independent MIB presented in this
Recommendation has been defined in terms of
managed entities. The managed entities are abstract
representations of resources and services in an ONT.
… This Recommendation uses three levels for indicating
the degree of compliance necessary for specific
functions and managed entities associated with the
OMCI specification:
„ Requirement (R)
„ Conditional Requirements (CR)
„ Option (O)
Figure 5 is a managed entity relation diagram from the

viewpoint of ONT configuration.

Figure 6 is a managed entity relation diagram from the viewpoint of user traffic.
Figure 7 shows the Managed entity relation diagram in the case of MAC bridged LAN.
Figure 8 shows the managed entity relation diagram in the case of structured CES
( circuit emulation service ).
Figure 9 shows a part of ME relation diagram in that an ONT supports 1+1 protection

function.
Figure 10 shows a part of ME relation diagram in that an ONT supports 1:1

protection function.