Proposal of QoS enabled GMPLS controlled XG-PON

End-to-end QoS provisioning is still a challenging task despite many years of research and development in this area. Considering GMPLS based core/metro network and RSVP capable Home Gateways it is the access part of the network where QoS signaling is bridged. In this paper we propose strategies for GMPLS control over next emerging PON standard i.e., XG-PON. Node management, resource allocation approaches are discussed and possible issues are raised. The analysis show that consideration of XG-PON as GMPLS controlled domain is valid and may advance end-to-end QoS provisioning for PON based customers.