• DocumentCode
    1280847
  • Title

    EPON over Coax (EPoC)

  • Author

    Boyd, Edward ; ElBakoury, Hesham ; Hajduczenia, Marek ; Liu, Alexander

  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    9/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    88
  • Lastpage
    95
  • Abstract
    In November 2011, the IEEE 802.3 Working Group approved the formation of a new Study Group chartered with examination of EPON over Coax (EPoC) technology. This article provides an overview of the market drivers, technical challenges, as well as deployment goals for this new technology.
  • Keywords
    local area networks; passive optical networks; EPON over Coax; EPoC; IEEE 802.3; deployment goals; market drivers; technical challenges; Coaxial cables; EPON; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; IEEE 802.3 Standards; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Passive optical networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0163-6804
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCOM.2012.6295717
  • Filename
    6295717