Regional PC communication network for residential use supported by fiber-optic access systems

Author

Irie, Kazuki ; Ohta, Norihisa ; Morisak, Masato ; Tsuji, Hisao

Author_Institution

NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Yokosuka, Japan

fYear

1995

fDate

20-22 Jun 1995

Firstpage

9

Lastpage

16

Abstract

Given the trend towards fiber-optic access network systems, new services and new network functions to support them are required in addition to telephony services. We have researched cost-effective fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) systems and their realization. This paper describes a new personal-computer (PC) communication network system for regional areas and supports connectionless group communication services. The candidates for community communication includes groups such as school classmates, town(-block) associations, hobby clubs, shopping, and games. The proposed system provides cost-effective PC communication services to regional community members who are authenticated by the media access control (MAC) address of each PC and the user´s ID. The system can support not only conventional connection-oriented integrated-services-digital-network (ISDN) services, but also connectionless communication services. The system architecture and network management schemes for group communication services are discussed

Keywords

ISDN; access protocols; computer network management; microcomputer applications; optical fibre LAN; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication computing; FTTH systems; ISDN services; MAC address; community communication; connectionless group communication services; fiber-optic access systems; games; group communication services; hobby clubs; network functions; network management schemes; regional PC communication network; regional areas; regional community members; residential use; school classmates; shopping; system architecture; telephony services; town associations; Communication networks; Costs; Laboratories; Local area networks; Network servers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Transfer functions; Web server;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Community Networking, 1995. Integrated Multimedia Services to the Home., Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Princeton, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2756-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CN.1995.509547

Filename

509547