Integration of wireless and optics, future trends on access networks

Author

Bock, Carlos ; Thakur, M.P. ; Quinlan, T. ; Dudley, S.E.M. ; Walker, Stuart D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. & Electron. Syst., Univ. of Essex, Colchester

Volume

4

fYear

2008

fDate

22-26 June 2008

Firstpage

73

Lastpage

77

Abstract

Wireless and optical integration is pivotal to the exploitation of future access solutions. Optics provides greater bandwidths and long reach while wireless offers easier deployment, mobility and freedom to end users. By combining both, service experience is highly enhanced. Single types of transmission systems indeed have their advantages, but integration is essential if broadband really is for all. PON (passive optical networks) services together with UWB (ultra-wide band) generate advanced access solutions that once deployed, offer quadruple-play integration of wireless, voice, data and video applications. This paper presents the current situation of wireless and optics integration together an access solution based on these principles.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; passive networks; radio access networks; UWB; data applications; optics networks; passive optical networks; transmission systems; video applications; voice applications; wireless access networks; Bandwidth; Integrated optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Transceivers; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on

Conference_Location

Athens

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2625-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2626-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598737

Filename

4598737