Title :
Optical access networks in rural telecommunications
Author :
Foxton, M.G. ; Trussler, M.W.
Author_Institution :
British Telecommun. plc., London, UK
Abstract :
Reviews the basics of optical fibre multiplexing and fibre termination techniques and suggested a number of alternative architectures which could be deployed in rural networks. Two basic multiplexing techniques are time-division multiplexing (TDM) and wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). It is possible to connect many fibres together optically. These joint are highly directional in nature. In order to describe how these types of joint can handle TDM and WDM signals the description is separated into splitters and combiners
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical links; telecommunication networks; time division multiplexing; TDM; WDM; combiners; optical access networks; optical fibre multiplexing; optical fibre termination; optical fibre transmission; optical links; rural networks; rural telecommunications; splitters; time-division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Rural Telecommunications, 1988, International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-361-0
