1 —  ONT and MDU overview
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ONT Product Information Guide
FEC
Forward Error Correction (FEC) is used by the GEM transport layer between the 
ONTs and an P-OLT, and is based on transmitting the data in an encoded format. The 
encoding introduces redundancy, which allows the decoder to detect and correct the 
transmission errors. 
Fragmentation
Fragmentation occurs when a packet received at the ONT is larger than the maximum 
transmission grant size. The ONT segments the packet and sends the segments in 
multiple GEM frames over the GPON to the LT card at the P-OLT. The packets are 
then reassembled at the LT card. Fragmentation occurs between the ONT and the 
P-OLT in the upstream direction.
AES
The SSH transport layer provides authentication, encryption, and integrity. 
Encryption is provided by a public-private key exchange to negotiate a shared 
session secret between the ONT and the P-OLT: the symmetric key for AES. The 
connection layer provides multiplexing of different streams over the transport layer.
AES is enabled on a per-service level during service configuration at the P-OLT 
using TL1.
Note —  FEC is not supported on the following types of ONTs:
• B-8102-A
• B-8112-A
• I-020E-B
• I-020E-H
• I-220E-A
• O-421E-B