Title :
Evolution of fiber-optic transmission to broadband services
Author_Institution :
LICOM Inc., Herndon, VA, USA
Abstract :
Land-based telecommunication networks can be divided into four major categories: long-haul trunks, provided by interexchange carriers; interoffice facilities, provided by local exchange carriers; loop facilities, provided by local exchange carriers; and private networks, provided over rights of way. The author describes optical fiber use in these categories, emphasizing trends to broadband communications. Activities by various standards groups are also described
Keywords :
broadband networks; optical fibres; optical links; standards; telecommunication networks; broadband services; fiber optic transmission; interexchange carriers; interoffice facilities; local exchange carriers; long-haul trunks; loop facilities; private networks; standards; telecommunication networks; Automatic testing; Bandwidth; Costs; DSL; Digital communication; Optical fiber testing; Signal processing; Speech analysis; Standards organizations; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and Aerospace Conference, 1988. How will Space and Terrestrial Systems Share the Future? Conference Proceedings, IEEE EASCON '88, 21st Annual
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
DOI :
10.1109/EASCON.1988.11255
