Passive Optical Networks: Technology for Broadband Access to the Home

Dr. Rajiv Dighe
Sr. Product Line Manager Broadcom, Petaluma, CA

Cerent Engineering Science Complex, Salazar Hall 2009A
4:00 PM

Abstract - In this seminar, we will present a technology that has been used worldwide for providing broadband connectivity to the home. This technology is called Passive Optical Networks and is in mass deployment worldwide for Fiber To The Home (FTTH) initiatives. We will talk about the market drivers for this technology, the market dynamics and the applications that are driving the need for this technology in the home. We will talk about the different standards for this technology, the in-home applications that are being driven by this technology including WiFi access and IOT devices that are being controlled by the Fiber-based Home Gateway that is the hub of the smart home.

Dr. Rajiv Dighe manages Broadcom’s Fiber-based Home Gateways (E/GPON) and is based in Petaluma, California. Rajiv got his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Notre Dame and has been working on Broadband networks ever since. He started at AT&T Bell Labs in Holmdel, NJ, followed by NEC Research Center in Princeton, NJ where his work led to a startup on Broadband Access Multiplexers – Eulix Networks that he headed as the CTO. He then moved to the Semiconductor Industry working at Globespan, Conexant and finally Broadcom.