Forward error correction (FEC) may reduce the bit-error ratio (BER) and provide coding gain, so FEC is considered as a mandatory
part in 10 Gbit/s Ethernet passive optical networks (10G-EPONs). First, the basic concepts of FEC and Reed-Solomon (RS) code
are introduced in this paper. After a detailed description of the implementation of FEC in 10G-EPON, computed result shows
that FEC based on
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RS(255,223) can meet the need of 10G-EPON’s high power budget. Therefore, FEC is the performance choice with high added value
in 10G-EPON.