Title :
On the energy consumption of FTTH access networks
Author :
Lange, Christoph ; Gladisch, Andreas
Author_Institution :
T-Syst. Enterprise Services GmbH, Berlin
Abstract :
The energy consumption of FTTH network variants is compared with respect to the average access bit rate. The results show that passive optical networks are more energy efficient than point-to-point or active optical access networks.
Keywords :
optical fibre subscriber loops; FTTH access networks; active optical access networks; average access bit rate; energy consumption; passive optical networks; point-to-point networks; Bit rate; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Ethernet networks; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Passive optical networks; (060.4250) Networks; (060.4510) Optical communications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
