DocumentCode
399075
Title
Economic considerations of central office (CO) broadband distribution terminals vs. remote terminal (RT) broadband distribution terminals for deploying fiber to the home (FTTH)
Author
Rookstool, K.
Author_Institution
ADC, Richardson, TX, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
610
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a study examining the economics of central office versus remote terminal broadband distribution terminals for deploying fiber to the home. The effects of integrating DSL for copper distribution areas with FTTH is also examined.
Keywords
broadband networks; copper; economics; optical fibre networks; Cu; FTTH; broadband distribution terminals; central office; copper distribution area; deploying fiber; economic consideration; remote terminal; Central office; Costs; DSL; Foot; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Passive optical networks; Power cables; Power generation economics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248447
Filename
1248447
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