Title :
Driving fiber to the home
Author :
Kettler, David ; Kafka, Hank ; Spears, Dan
fDate :
11/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
BellSouth is currently operating the first ATM passive optical network fiber to the home system in North America. This article describes the architecture, service set, field experiences, next steps, relationships with data-centric core networks, potential FTTH deployment scenarios, and the opportunities and challenges associated with FTTH.
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; optical fibre subscriber loops; ATM passive optical network; BellSouth; FTTH architecture; FTTH deployment; North America; data-centric core networks; fiber to the home system; field experiences; service set; Asynchronous transfer mode; Copper; Costs; North America; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Passive optical networks; Switches; Telephony; Video sharing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
