Comparison of active and passive optical access networks

Author

Larsen, C.P. ; Gavler, A.A. ; Wang, K.

Author_Institution

Acreo Netlab, Kista, Sweden

fYear

2010

fDate

7-9 June 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Active and passive optical networks are compared. Based on a reference model that covers AON and PON as well as the interfacing equipment, the different sites and locations in an access network are identified. Such a reference model is necessary in order to make a proper techno-economical comparison between the various optical access network architectures. Also, such a model makes it easier to compare functional differences between AON and PON. The reference model particularly focuses on identifying CAPEX contributions, but also OPEX contributions are regarded. Moreover, the definition of PON and AON has been refined in order to achieve a much more consistent terminology.

Keywords

optical communication equipment; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network planning; CAPEX; OPEX; active optical access networks; capital expenditure; interfacing equipment; operational expenditures; passive optical access networks; Ethernet networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Passive optical networks; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing; AON; Optical access networks; PON; techno-economics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications Internet and Media Techno Economics (CTTE), 2010 9th Conference on

Conference_Location

Ghent

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7988-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-7986-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CTTE.2010.5557694

Filename

5557694