Title :
Cost analysis for HFC networks: installed first cost (IFC) for video and incremental cost (IC) for telephony
Author :
Lee, Jay J. ; Shukla, Vishnu
Author_Institution :
GTE Labs. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the cost analyses required to ascertain the economic viability of HFC networks from the perspective of telephone service providers. The cost model for an HFC network delivering video is presented first in order for the installed first cost (IFC) for video to be computed. Using this HFC network as an infrastructure, the cost model for an HFC network with a telephone overlay is developed, and the incremental cost (IC) analysis for telephony is also presented
Keywords :
coaxial cables; economics; optical fibre subscriber loops; visual communication; HFC networks; cost analysis; cost model; economic viability; incremental cost; installed first cost; telephone overlay; telephone service providers; telephony; video; Coaxial cables; Costs; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Integrated optics; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1996. GLOBECOM '96. 'Communications: The Key to Global Prosperity
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3336-5
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1996.594370
