Design and Simulation of WDM-PON for Scalable Urban Optical Access Networks
Abstract
This paper presents the design and simulation of a wavelength division multiplexed passive optical network (WDM-PON) architecture tailored for scalable urban access. We outline wavelength planning, power budgeting, component selection, and dynamic split configurations suitable for dense metropolitan deployments. A simulation workflow (e.g., OptiSystem/MATLAB—replace with your tool) evaluates bit error rate (BER), optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR), and reach under varying split ratios, fiber lengths, and amplifier placements. Findings indicate that split rates can be increased multiple times with an optimal strategy on wavelength allocation and amplification, without compromising the target BER, which allows supporting multi-gigabit rates per customer with scalability to future.