Title :
FTTP deployments in the United States and Japan-equipment choices and service provider imperatives
Author :
Abrams, M. ; Becker, P.C. ; Fujimoto, Y. ; O´Byrne, V. ; Piehler, D.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Fibre Commun., Petaluma, NY, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses the status of FTTP plans and deployment in the United States and in Japan. An overview of PON standards is provided, along with a discussion of video delivery over a PON network. The choice of a particular technical implementation for PON and video delivery is explained by equipment providers (AFC and Harmonic Inc.) and followed by a discussion of its deployment in Verizon´s service provider network. Finally, we review the history and status of FTTP deployments in Japan.
Keywords :
optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication services; FTTP; PON standards; equipment provider; service provider; video delivery; Bandwidth; Copper; Costs; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Internet; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Passive optical networks; Power generation economics; APON; EPON; FSAN; GPON; PON; broadband; fiber to the home; fiber to the premises; video delivery;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2004.840340
