The optical splitter is located in the Headend (HE), Central Office (CO), Computer Room (Main Equipment Room) or in building. The centralized solution has two segments of ODN - feeder and drop segment. A fiber optic splitter is a passive optical component that divides a single incoming optical signal into two or more outgoing signals, or combines multiple incoming signals into one. In downstream, the optical splitter has the function of a splitter or signal divider allowing. A fiber broadband provider typically determines and overall split ratio for the network, such as 1x32 or 1x64, and uses combinations of splitters to meet that ratio with each PON port. 1x32 splits were common in North America for G-PON architectures.
