A broadband network architecture for residential video services featuring distributed control of broadband switches and video dial tone functionality

Author

Woodward, John ; Helmes, Tom ; Mussman, Harry ; Walker, Steve ; Ulbricht, Len ; Casey, Dean

Author_Institution

GTE Laboratories Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1993

fDate

23-26 May 1993

Firstpage

853

Abstract

A broadband network architecture is described for delivering switched residential interactive video services in a manner consistent with recent FCC video dial tone regulatory pronouncements. Highlights of this architecture are video gateway access to third party video service providers, hierarchical broadband switching under distributed control, a large capacity but extremely compact remote broadband switching module, SONET transport in both feeder and distribution facilities, and extension of the SONET protocol to the customer premise

Keywords

SONET; broadband networks; distributed control; hierarchical systems; interactive video; switching networks; telecommunication control; transport protocols; SONET transport; broadband network architecture; distributed control; hierarchical broadband switching; protocol; remote broadband switching module; residential interactive video services; video dial tone functionality; video gateway access; Broadband communication; Central office; Distributed control; FCC; Optical fiber devices; SONET; Switches; TV; Telephony; Video on demand;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1993. ICC '93 Geneva. Technical Program, Conference Record, IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Geneva

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0950-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1993.397393

Filename

397393