Title :
NG broadband access - A total-cost-of-ownership analysis
Author :
Grobe, Klaus ; Elbers, Jörg-Peter
Author_Institution :
ADVA AG Opt. Networking, Martinsried
Abstract :
TCO of access networks is determined by operational expenditures, with energy cost being one of the major contributors. We show that WDM-PON, although not lowest in capital expenditures, is a future-proof solution which minimizes TCO.
Keywords :
broadband networks; costing; optical communication; wavelength division multiplexing; NG broadband access network; WDM-PON; capital expenditure; energy cost; operational expenditure; passive optical network; total-cost-of-ownership analysis; Bit rate; Costs; EPON; HDTV; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Passive optical networks; Routing; TV; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.4250) Networks; (060.4510) Optical communications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
