(FTTH) system providing broad-band data over cable modems along with analog and digital video

Author

Wood, Thomas H. ; Wilson, Gordon C. ; Feldman, Robert D. ; Stiles, J. Anthony

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

11

Issue

4

fYear

1999

fDate

4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

475

Lastpage

477

Abstract

We demonstrate that by applying cable modem technology in a 1550-nm EDFA-based fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) system we can deliver broad-band data services along with analog and digital broadcast video. The data system shares 30-Mb/s downstream and 2.56-Mb/s upstream over 64 living units, while the broadcast video system provides 77 analog channels and /spl sim/1 Gb/s of digital video.

Keywords

modems; optical cables; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre subscriber loops; visual communication; 1 Gbit/s; 1550 nm; 2.56 Mbit/s; 30 Mbit/s; EDFA-based fiber-to-the-home system; FTTH system; Mb/s downstream; Mb/s upstream; analog channels; analog video; broad-band data; broad-band data services; broadcast video system; cable modem technology; cable modems; data system; digital broadcast video; digital video; living units; Cable TV; Communication cables; Costs; Digital video broadcasting; Modems; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Passive optical networks; Radio frequency; Video sharing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.752553

Filename

752553