Industrial PON network and industrial optical network
Apr 19, 2023| Industrial PON network and industrial optical network
First of all, the technology in this field is very mature, and the standard has been initially established. There are complete suppliers from chips, devices to equipment, and the latest 50g pon direct modulation low-cost laser solution has been launched, and 50G pon products will soon have multiple suppliers.
Second, from the application level, compared with the 5G solution, the optical network solution is more mature, has lower cost, better performance, and stronger competitive advantages. In fact, many 5G smart factory applications are not as easy to use as the optical network solution at the practical level.
Third, in some special scenarios, for example, the engineer of a liquor factory in Sichuan suggested that wireless signals may affect the quality of wine making, so he preferred the optical network solution.
Fourth, compared with the optical network Ethernet solution, industrial PON has fewer layers, lower cost, more reliable network, better expansion, and mature telecom operation experience for reference.
Fifth, machine vision applications are becoming more and more popular, and the high bandwidth required behind them will bring real demand for optical connections. Sixth, the low-latency performance of industrial optical networks is more valuable for many industrial applications.
From the information found on the Internet, there are already many successful cases of industrial optical networks in China.