Title :
Distribution of digital video broadband interactive services over low-cost WDM bi-directional passive optical network
Author :
Ferrero, V. ; Poggiolini, P. ; Carangelo, P.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract :
We have demonstrated the feasibility of a low-cost PON for the distribution of broadband digital TV signals and interactive data (as in an LMDS access scenario) within a building, high-rise, or block of houses environment, using inexpensive technology. The system has the potential to be very competitive with respect to those ones based on coaxial cable, both in cost and performance. This approach permits to solve the problem of reaching the end-users from a Master Antenna, avoiding the substantial drawbacks that would develop if thick coax cables with distributed RF amplification were to be used.
Keywords :
broadband networks; interactive television; optical fibre networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; video signals; wavelength division multiplexing; LMDS access scenario; Master Antenna; TV signals; coaxial cable; digital video broadband interactive services; distributed RF amplification; end-users; inexpensive technology; interactive data; low-cost WDM bi-directional passive optical network; thick coax cables; Bidirectional control; Costs; Downlink; Internet; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Transponders; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036712
