Synergies of combined narrowband and broadband access equipment

Author

Morrell, Edward A. ; Burke, Michael E.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs, Whippany, NJ, USA

fYear

1993

Abstract

By combining narrowband and broadband equipment into a common network, synergies may occur to reduce the overall network installation cost and maintenance cost. The potential synergies that can occur from such a combination are examined. Powering options for the narrowband and the broadband electronics are explored. Powering of the equipment by AC or DC sources, battery reserve considerations, and emergency powering must be considered. Physical arrangements of equipment, powering cables, and the outside plant are discussed. The impact of coupling narrowband and broadband equipment on installation, alarms, administration support, and maintenance is studied

Keywords

optical fibre subscriber loops; AC sources; CATV; DC sources; FITL; administration support; alarms; battery reserve considerations; broadband access equipment; broadband electronics; cost reduction; emergency powering; equipment powering; narrowband access equipment; network installation cost; network maintenance cost; outside plant; powering cables; telephone systems; Bandwidth; Batteries; Cables; Condition monitoring; Costs; Narrowband; Optical fiber devices; Telephony; Tellurium; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical/Hybrid Access Networks, 1993., 5th Conference on

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1249-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OHAN.1993.587748

Filename

587748