Title :
The operations and maintenance aspects of high-speed copper access transmission systems
Author :
Adams, P.F. ; Foster, K.T. ; Hind, M.
Author_Institution :
BT&D Technol. Ltd., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Copper access transmission systems, which provide high-speed communications (e.g. 2 Mbit/s) in one or both directions over local loops, are a recent innovation. The operation and maintenance of such systems poses some problems and offers some opportunities, which were not present in the passive copper loop environment, or with low-speed digital systems. These are discussed and set in the context of the revolution in access networks that is happening as optical fibre and other technologies are introduced. The evolution of the management of high-speed copper systems towards a vision of a centrally managed access network is described
Keywords :
digital communication; maintenance engineering; network operating systems; subscriber loops; telecommunication network management; centrally managed access network; high-speed communications; high-speed copper access transmission systems; local loops; maintenance; management; operation; optical fibre; Copper; DSL; Electric variables measurement; Electronic equipment testing; ISDN; Optical fibers; System testing; Technology management; Telecommunication network management; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1994. ICC '94, SUPERCOMM/ICC '94, Conference Record, 'Serving Humanity Through Communications.' IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1825-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1994.368866
