DocumentCode
2471340
Title
Comparing the latest high-speed access technologies: FTTx, HFC, xDSL, and wireless
Author
Shumate, Paul W.
Author_Institution
Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1998
fDate
3-4 Dec 1998
Firstpage
120
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4947-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739490
Filename
739490
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