Title :
Comparing the latest high-speed access technologies: FTTx, HFC, xDSL, and wireless
Author :
Shumate, Paul W.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Numerous new high-speed, access technologies have been developed during the last decade, with ongoing improvements making their capabilities more similar than different. To understand the tradeoffs involved, fiber-based, copper-based, and terrestrial-wireless alternatives will be compared technically, economically, and strategically
Keywords :
optical fibre subscriber loops; radio links; FTTx; HFC; copper-based; economically; fiber-based; high-speed access technologies; terrestrial-wireless; wireless links; xDSL; Bandwidth; Coaxial cables; Costs; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Modems; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Time to market;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739490
