Technico-economic analysis of a CATV-AM FTTC system

Author

Gardan, Daniel ; MADANI, Ahmed ; JAFFRE, Pierre ; CORMORECHE, Elizabeth

Author_Institution

France Telecom CNET, Lannion, France

fYear

1993

Abstract

A 1550-nm optical CATV-AM FTTC system has been developed using distributed feedback (DFB) lasers and optical amplifiers 54 AM/VSB (VHF+UHF) channels are distributed. A technico-economic analysis is carried out using the SYNTHESYS (synthetic evaluation of systems) modeling which has been used to calculate the number of components (lasers, optical amplifiers, receivers, splices, etc...) to implement a network. A comprehensive cost database is established, using information from CNET, European RACE projects and VELEC. It turns out that such CATV-AM FTTC Systems are currently competitive with traditional coaxial distribution systems assuming a subsequent decrease in price of the optical components as a function of manufactured quantity

Keywords

optical fibre subscriber loops; 1550 nm; CNET; Europe; RACE projects; SYNTHESYS; UHF; VELEC; VHF; cost database; distributed feedback lasers; economic analysis; optical CATV-AM FTTC system; optical amplifiers; optical components; receivers; splices; synthetic evaluation of systems; Distributed amplifiers; Distributed feedback devices; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical amplifiers; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical receivers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical/Hybrid Access Networks, 1993., 5th Conference on

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1249-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OHAN.1993.587689

Filename

587689