DocumentCode
2007029
Title
Ethernet in the other first mile: North American case studies for IEEE 802.3ah in applications beyond FTTH
Author
Swindell, Guy
Author_Institution
AFL Telecommun., SC, USA
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
Abstract
The proliferation of FTTH is impacting the cost of components, driving the development of new standards, and influencing installation practices. Likewise, the ratification of IEEE 802.3ah and its adoption by carriers has engendered the creation of cost-effective, scalable, and highly manageable devices for the delivery of Ethernet over fiber. This paper establishes the context for IEEE 802.3ah by examining some large scale deployments in Japan´s FTTH market, and then focuses on examining why similar technologies have been deployed in much smaller, non-carrier applications in North America.
Keywords
optical fibre LAN; optical fibre subscriber loops; Ethernet over fiber; FTTH; IEEE 802.3ah; North American case studies; Computer aided software engineering; Costs; Ethernet networks; Large-scale systems; North America; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Passive optical networks; Standards development; Telecommunications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN
1-55752-803-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2006.215433
Filename
1636464
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