Title :
A vision for PON systems-the WOTAN ACTS project
Author :
Chidgey, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
The wavelength-agile optical transport and access network (WOTAN) AC029 ACTS project investigates optical networks and nodes capable of providing flexible bandwidth end-to-end transmission paths across a cost effective integrated, optical and electrical access and core network. The paper details key broadband passive optical network (BPON) access and optical core sub-systems and discusses future networking scenarios. The East Anglian fibre test bed, which will be used to provide experimental field demonstrations of WOTAN principles, is also presented and a potential final demonstrator identified. Finally initial modelling results are given which provide a useful design tool to evaluate WOTAN BPON access network architectures
Keywords :
broadband networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; project engineering; ACTS project; BPON; East Anglian fibre test bed; PON systems; WOTAN ACTS project; access network architectures; bandwidth; broadband passive optical network; core network; design tool; electrical access network; experimental field demonstrations; integrated network; modelling results; optical core subsystems; optical networks; optical nodes; wavelength agile optical transport and access network;
Conference_Titel :
Optical and Hybrid Access Networks, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
Ipswich
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19960332
