Title :
Broadband access: "When will it happen and how will it impact backbone networks"
Author_Institution :
Bell Atlantic Corp., Arlington, VA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The broadband network is being deployed today, at least at the backbone level. It is called the World Wide Web. Beginning next year, access technologies will include asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL), capable of handling multi-megabit packet streams. As ADSL is deployed, the backbone will evolve to become all-optical to minimize overall packet delays and delay variation.
Keywords :
Internet; optical fibre subscriber loops; World Wide Web; access technologies; all-optical networks; asymmetrical digital subscriber line; backbone level; backbone networks; broadband access; broadband network; delay variation; multi-megabit packet streams; overall packet delays; Access protocols; Broadband communication; DSL; Internet telephony; Motion pictures; Network servers; Spine; Streaming media; Web and internet services; Web sites;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-521-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1998.657266
