[EFM] Re: [EFM-P2MP] RE: EDMA R-PON
Bill,
I think that the performance of the entire system would depend on two
factors:
- the actual physical topology of the network, as you've pointed out.
- the order of transmission.
Thinking as a carrier, I believe that it does make sense to deploy
splitters closer to the customer. If I was to put splitters at the core of
the network, I believe that the much simpler P2P Ethernet is a better
choice. So it minimizes the problem #1.
Also, thinking about *real* networks, it highly probable that we'll have
clusters of customers relatively close together. By cleverly ordering the
transmission sequence, one can minimize the delay. I don't have any actual
data to back this, but it's actually pretty intuitive, and fairly easy to
check with some simulations.
Carlos Ribeiro
CTBC Telecom