Title :
Principle, technology and challenge of radio over fiber (RoF) based broadband access for metro and intercity trains
Author :
Zhou, Michael Minli
Author_Institution :
College of Urban Railway Transportation, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, 333 Longteng Road, 201620, CHINA
Abstract :
In this article the author presents the RoF technology based broadband access network architecture for the metro and intercity trains, analyzes the relating issues in realizing the network, and addresses challenges towards the direction. The author first identifies insufficiency of the present wireless communication infrastructure, reviews the RoF technology and its characteristics, presents the network architecture meeting the performance and reliability, describes multi-diversities mechanisms for the two-channel transmission, discusses the RoF system structures and their realization, and finally analyzes the issues of the MMW propagation.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Cameras; Channel capacity; Millimeter wave propagation; Optical fiber communication; Paper technology; Rail transportation; Repeaters; Streaming media; Wireless communication; broadband access; metro rail transit; millimeter-wave; optical communication; radio communication; radio over fiber; train mobile communication; wireless access;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2009 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai, China
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
