Title :
Towards converged broadband wired and wireless in-home optical networks
Author :
Visani, D. ; Tartarini, G. ; Shi, Y. ; Yang, H. ; Okonkwo, C.M. ; Tangdiongga, E. ; Koonen, A.M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron., Inf. e Sist., Univ. degli Studi di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper we present an in-home optical network infrastructure based on 1 mm core diameter graded-index plastic optical fibre. A combined transmission of a multi-gigabit baseband data stream, based on discrete multitone modulation, and a radio frequency signal, based on ultra wideband technology, is shown. A detailed experimental study on the performance of the two types of signals in the combined transmission is carried out in order to demonstrate the feasibility of a converged wired and wireless in-home network using plastic optical fibre.
Keywords :
broadband networks; optical fibre networks; radio-over-fibre; ultra wideband technology; converged broadband wired networks; discrete multitone modulation; graded-index plastic optical fibre; multigigabit baseband data stream; radiofrequency signal; size 1 mm; ultrawideband technology; wireless in-home optical networks; Bandwidth; Frequency modulation; OFDM; Optical fibers; Plastics; Signal to noise ratio; Wireless communication; Home communication systems; Optical fibre communication; Plastic optical fibre; Radio over fibre;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Network Design and Modeling (ONDM), 2011 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bologna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9596-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-901882-42-5
