Title :
What architectures make sense for fiber access networks?
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A variety of access architectures have been examined. When DWDM is introduced, it is likely to first be used in the downstream direction only. For residential access, providing broadcast video, along with high-speed data, may provide the additional revenue necessary to justify deployment of optical systems. If so, integrating the broadcast video and data together into a single system seems to be the most cost-effective approach
Keywords :
data communication; integrated voice/data communication; optical fibre subscriber loops; television networks; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; broadcast video; cost-effective approach; downstream direction; fiber access network architectures; high-speed data; optical systems; residential access; single system; Cable TV; Modems; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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.1998.739491
