DECRIPTION
GPONDoctor 4500 is a portable, p a s s i v e ,
Capture+Analyze+Evaluate in 1 click chipset-less GPON FTTH protocol sniffer and analyzer.
GPONDoctor™ 4500 gathers all control and Connected to any location within your PON distribution
management information from the PON and by using a network (ODN), will capture downstream and upstream
smart analysis engine it is capable of inferring the bit-level information. Provides comprehensive analysis of
network topology and verifying the ITU-T G. 984.x /G.988 the GTC layer: OAM, PLOAM, and OMCI. GPON Doctor
recommendation level of compliance. Its automatic
adaptive synchronization, automatic calibration and easy
interface makes it ready to be used from the first day.
DESCRIPTION
Troubleshooting a GPON network
Evaluates and detects problems in a GPON, identifying 4500 is mainly oriented for problem detection,
the origin of the malfunction and its source. certification and interoperability tests, being a perfect
tool for lab application engineers engaged in GPON
deployment phase or GPON active elements developers/
Real time user traffic extraction integrators.
GPON Doctor TM 4500 extracts, decrypts and
reassembles user traffic at Ethernet layer, in real time. GPONDoctor 4500 is a complete and autonomous
T h i s t r a f fi c i s m a d e a v a i l a b l e a t t h e solution: Composed by a GPON capture + evaluator
10/100/1000BaseT interface. Possible applications card, a “state of the art” chassis and a processing
are: QoS/QoE monitoring, network performance and software capable of analyzing and evaluating the
upper layer analysis. Its hardware decoder fully captured data. Based on our own implementation, the
supports AES automatic decryption combined with capture hardware includes last generation optical
FEC encoding. modules and great processing power. Capable of
synchronizing with the downstream and upstream data
QoS/ QoE Evaluation flow of the GPON fiber, performing automatic calibration,
GPONDoctor™ 4500 can regenerate services and allowing long length captures. It also extracts and
established over a PON network. Multicast video can be decrypts in real-time Ethernet traffic from the upper
sniffed & reassembled in real time and played as in layer,allowing to regenerate services like video or VoIP.
Customers’ premises. This feature is perfect to identify
services optimum performance deviation over a PON. The Analysis Software interprets the captured data and
Real time GPON Capture allows the operator to inspect the control flow from the
first to the last frame, selecting and filtering data following
GPONDoctor™ 4500 captures GTC and OMCI
configurable criteria. It also analyses the content of the
messages within the PON in Real Time. Highlight
control information, inferring the topology and state of a
negotiation processes and configurations, while showing
GPON network: ONTs detected, data channels
the current status of ONTs, GEM and TCONT.
established, configuration exchanged, OMCI E/R
Detailed diagrams of OMCI entities diagram, bandwidth analysis and, graphics for every
ONT and by TCONT.
and BW allocation
Easy to understand and complete entity-relation OMCI
Based in Windows 10 Pro, GPON Doctor can include
diagram, including
(according to customer needs) other office and a analyze
alarms and errors. Bandwidth allocation per ONT and
tools for other service protocols used over GPON. Very
TCONT and its evolution
intuitive and usable, with a very low learning curve that
in time. Real time Upstream bandwidth consumption.
lets you start using it right from the start.
Portable and Autonomous
Rugged and portable chassis with a weight of less
than 1,5Kg and a dual battery with an autonomy of
more 1 hour at full working operation and Hot Swap.
The combination of the GPONDoctor 4500 with a traffic
Troubleshooting in PON and GPON generator, and an external or internal analyzer that
networks incorporates GPONDoctor 4500, is a powerful setup to
With the aim of reducing the ONTs price it is important verify the correct transmission of data over the network.
that any OLT is capable to interact with any ONT This feature can be also used to regenerate in real-time
regardless its manufacturer. However, GPON has a services in GPONDoctor 4500 itself: watching Multicast
number of intrinsic characteristics that could make Video flows in its screen, hearing sound of voice
difficult the interoperability among manufacturers: services, analyze QoS & QoE, etc.
- Commercial implementations from earlier versions of
the standard.
- Problems during the activation process.
- Misinterpretation of the standard.
- OMCI, a very broad standard open to interpretations.
- Heterogeneity among operators.
- Attenuation in a GPON circuit can be very high due to
the sum of fibre spliting, connectorization (Insertion
loss), fusion splice, and distance in the fiber.
All these factors imply a great challenge in the
deployment of GPON networks.
Non-invasive Capture
The GPONDoctor 4500 transparently analyses traffic
within a FTTH network. Moreover, its automatic
calibration and built in touch screen, makes it possible
with just one click to have a full capture of GPON
network traffic. The capture can be very long and allows
captured data export to XML format for later analysis.
Smart Network analysis and
evaluation
The smart analysis software interprets the captured data
and translates it into a graphical and categorized format
that can be easily used for in-depth analysis of GPON
protocol conformance, interoperability evaluation,
b a n d w i d t h a s s i g n m e n t s a n d fi e l d d e p l o y m e n t
troubleshooting.
The data captured by the GPONDoctor 4500 are
analyzed to enable the view of:
- GPON network topology: ONTs detected, ONTs and
OLT. operational status, data channels established.
- Entities created and the detailed relationships among
them, including errors and alarms generated.
- Bandwidth assignment plots per ONT and TCONT and
its evolution in time.
- Degree of compliance with the standard, by applying
an evaluation system for the ITU-T G.984.x/G.988
recommendation based on contextualized dynamic
rules.
Real time upper layer Ethernet traffic
extraction
GPONDoctor 4500 allows clear-text user traffic extraction
in real-time for both upstream and downstream. The
traffic is extracted at Ethernet layer.
This traffic can be further analyzed by upper layer
protocol analyzers, either external or by a network
protocol analyzer software installed within the
GPONDoctor 4500.
Application examples Interfaces
1. G P O N n e t w o r k s d e p l o y m e n t , e q u i p m e n t 1. 11.6” HD (1366 x 768) 16:9 Direct-View outdoor-
development and certification. readable display with glove-capable multi-touch and
2. Interoperability troubleshooting among different Gorilla Glass 3.
vendors equipment coexisting in a Telco access 2. Wi-Fi 802.11ac interface, both for sniffing and IP
network. management purposes.
3. Diagnosis and Analysis of events and deviations for 3. Gigabit Ethernet over GPON Real Time Extraction
already deployed GPON networks. port: External network protocol analyzer plug in.
4. Evaluation of protocol compliance during the 4. USB Tyce-C port
development of GPON OLTs and ONTs. 5. USB 3.0 to easy transfer data, traces and reports
5. Analysis of user traffic and evaluation of quality of export.
services in the GPON Networks through its Ethernet 6. GPON capture interfaces:
interface. • Downstream: SC/APC Single Mode 1490nm
6. GPON Auditing and Optimization. (2,5Gbps).
7. Real time supervision of the Network state and all its • Upstream: SC/APC Single Mode 1310nm
active elements (ONTs). (1,25Gbps).
Technical features
1. Capture OAM + PLOAM control data and OMCI
messages (full support).
2. Real Time PLOAM + OMCI + Negotiation messages
capture.
3. Long duration captures.
4. Low attenuation (<1.5 dB) external fibre tap module,
perfect for field environment. Can be installed as
fixed testing point.
5. Ruggedized (MIL-STD-810G & IP-810G) portable
form factor. Very Low Weight: <1.8 kg.
6. Battery Powered: more than 1 hour of full power
operational time.
7. Infers the GTC machines in ONTs state and the ONTs
OMCI entities state/ value.
8. Infers network topology: ONU/ONTs, OLT.
9. Evaluation of the compliance degree with the ITU-G.
984.x/G.988 standard, generating a list of standard
inconsistencies and violations.
10. Bandwidth distribution analysis per T-CONTs for
every ONT.
11. Real Time Service regeneration and monitoring:
Multicast Video, Voice.
12. Adaptive synchronization and automatic calibration.
13. Real time Ethernet traffic extraction and services
decryption, regeneration and monitoring: Multicast
Video, Voice...
14. Windows10 Pro Operating System.
15. Automatic behavior: capture, analyze and evaluate in
one click.
16. Captures storage for further analysis by the
GPONDoctor 4500.
17. Size with transport case: 311 x 232 x 100 mm.
