Title :
A techno-economic comparison of the RACE 2024 BAF and other broadband access systems
Author :
Böcker, G-J ; Gobbi, R. ; Inch, R. ; Morillo, A. ; Pitts, J.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Networks Systems, Nederland B.V., Hilversum, Netherlands
Abstract :
The broadband access systems for residential and small business users being developed within the RACE 2024 project is described. The system developed transmits asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells over a passive optical network (PON) at 622 MB/s using time division multiplexing/time division multiple access (TDM/TDMA) techniques. The use of a medium access control algorithm allows dynamic bandwidth allocation between the 32 subscriber terminations. A techno-economic comparison between the system being implemented and alternative systems is described and preliminary results of the comparison given
Keywords :
optical fibre subscriber loops; 622 Mbit/s; PON; RACE 2024 project; TDM; TDMA; asynchronous transfer mode; broad access facilities; broadband access systems; dynamic bandwidth allocation; economics; medium access control algorithm; passive optical network; time division multiple access; time division multiplexing; Bandwidth; Communications technology; Costs; Educational institutions; Europe; Heuristic algorithms; Media Access Protocol; Narrowband; Passive optical networks; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical/Hybrid Access Networks, 1993., 5th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1249-X
DOI :
10.1109/OHAN.1993.588647
