Title :
Regional PC community/group communication network service system driving FTTH forward
Author :
Tsuji, Hisao ; Ohta, Norihisa ; Suto, Kouichi ; Morisaki, Masato
Author_Institution :
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
A new network service, designed to enrich the life styles of the subscribers by helping in their daily activities in a regional community or in groups, using PCs (personal computers) is discussed. To provide the service, a new network function and cost effective hardware and software are described. A feasibility experiment is mentioned where the main customers are housewives and children in a clustered distribution regional area supported by a fibre to the home (FTTH) system
Keywords :
computer networks; microcomputer applications; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication computing; telecommunication services; FTTH; children; clustered distribution regional area; communication network service system; cost effective hardware; cost effective software; feasibility experiment; fibre to the home; housewives; network function; personal computers; regional PC community/group communication network; Cities and towns; Communication networks; Educational institutions; Hospitals; Multimedia systems; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Protocols; Springs; Technological innovation; Transfer functions;
Conference_Titel :
Community Networking, 1996. Proceedings., 3rd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Antwerpen
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3304-7
DOI :
10.1109/CN.1996.534633
