DocumentCode
1817140
Title
NG broadband access - A total-cost-of-ownership analysis
Author
Grobe, Klaus ; Elbers, Jörg-Peter
Author_Institution
ADVA AG Opt. Networking, Martinsried
fYear
2009
fDate
22-26 March 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
TCO of access networks is determined by operational expenditures, with energy cost being one of the major contributors. We show that WDM-PON, although not lowest in capital expenditures, is a future-proof solution which minimizes TCO.
Keywords
broadband networks; costing; optical communication; wavelength division multiplexing; NG broadband access network; WDM-PON; capital expenditure; energy cost; operational expenditure; passive optical network; total-cost-of-ownership analysis; Bit rate; Costs; EPON; HDTV; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Passive optical networks; Routing; TV; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.4250) Networks; (060.4510) Optical communications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
Filename
5032350
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