Today I'm setting up a GPON network in my homelab. GPON is the ITU's Gigabit-class Passive Optical Network technology, one of the most commonly deployed fiber to the home technologies. While it's being replaced by its faster descendant XGS-PON, it's still capable of down / up across 128 clients, all using only passive optical components between the headend (OLT) and clients (ONU). I've got a single-port Optical Line Terminal (OLT) made by CData (Shenzhen C-Data Technology Co., Ltd.), as well as 8x client Optical Network Units (ONU) also made by CData. Big thanks to CData for providing the equipment for this project! Hardware used in this project: CData's Website: Mini GPON OLT: Visit my website for the config for both the OLT and my BNG (a Mikrotik CRS305): Support me on Ko-Fi or buy my merch: Feel free to chat about my upcoming projects on Discord! Follow me on Mastodon: @apalrd Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - Passive Optical Networking 06:22 - Hardware 14:57 - Cell Switching 19:54 - Configuration 34:58 - Demo #gpon #ftth #fiberoptics #cdata #homelab