Title :
Experimental Validation of an Access Evolution Strategy: Smooth FTTP Service Migration Path
Author :
McCammon, Kent ; Wong, ShingWa
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs., San Ramon
Abstract :
We examine a cost-effective upgrade path using WDM over deployed FTTP infrastructures with capability to co-exist with a working G-PON system. We demonstrate overlay of five Gigabit signals operating between 1531nm~1611lnm over a working G-PON.
Keywords :
optical fibre subscriber loops; wavelength division multiplexing; G-PON system; Gigabit-capable passive optical network; WDM; access evolution strategy; fiber-to-the-premise; smooth FTTP service migration path; wavelength division multiplexing; Bandwidth; Distributed feedback devices; Ethernet networks; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber testing; Optical filters; Passive optical networks; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348498
