Link Standards

Protocols and standards from the Point Topic ontology

10g-pon
10G-PON (ITU-T G.9807.1) – asymmetric 10 Gbps downstream / 2.5 Gbps upstream PON standard (also called NG-PON1), predecessor to XGS-PON.
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25g-pon
25G-PON (ITU-T G.9804 series) – symmetric 25 Gbps PON standard for next-generation multi-gigabit FTTH services, commercially deployed since ~2023-2024 by sev…
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50g-pon
50G-PON (ITU-T G.9804.3) – symmetric 50 Gbps PON standard, finalised 2022–2024, first commercial trials and deployments starting 2024–2025 for ultra-high-cap…
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adsl
Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data tr…
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dial-up
Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a connection to an…
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docsis_3
DOCSIS 3.0 standard for coaxial cable networks.
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docsis_31
DOCSIS 3.1 standard for coaxial cable networks.
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docsis_4
DOCSIS 4.0 standard for coaxial cable networks.
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fttc
VDSL (Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line) or FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet).
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fwa
FWA (Fixed Wireless Term) is a generalized term for broadband access provision at fixed locations via wireless connectivity.
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gfast
G.fast is a DSL protocol standard for local loops shorter than 500 meters that delivers 100Mbps to 1Gbps speeds in fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) networks.
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gpon
GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network): GPON is a PON standard (ITU-T G.984) delivering 2.488 Gbit/s downstream and 1.244 Gbit/s upstream over fibre, using 1…
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mobile_2g
Covers 2G standards (e.g., GSM, CDMA).
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mobile_3g
Covers 3G standards (e.g., UMTS, HSPA).
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mobile_4g
Covers 4G standards (e.g., LTE, LTE-Advanced).
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mobile_5g_nsa
5G non-standalone, using 5G NR with a 4G core network.
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mobile_5g_sa
5G standalone, using 5G NR with a 5G core network.
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other
Other.
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rfog
RFoG (Radio Frequency over Glass) is a fibre standard (SCTE 174) that extends cable DOCSIS RF signals over passive optical fibre, enabling cable operators to…
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satellite_leo
Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation.
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satellite_meo
Medium Earth Orbit satellite constellation.
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sogea
SOGEA is a fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) broadband technology that delivers VDSL2 speeds without requiring a traditional phone line, using a single data-only c…
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unknown
Unknown.
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wimax
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a set of standards-based wireless broadband communication technologies, primarily used for providi…
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xgs-pon
XGS-PON (10 Gigabit Symmetric Passive Optical Network) is a next-generation fiber broadband technology that offers symmetrical speeds of up to 10 Gbps for bo…
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