A proposed loop transmission system based on a switched broadband digital access for enhanced video and data services

Author

Nikain, Mohammad ; Schiffler, Richard A.

Author_Institution

BellSouth Sci. & Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

2-5 Dec 1991

Firstpage

607

Abstract

The authors propose an optical fiber loop transmission system for narrowband telecommunications services combined with a switched broadband digital access for enhanced video and data services. The narrowband telecommunications services could be transmitted in the 1300-nm optical window using a passive optical network (PON) architecture. The switched broadband digital access is wavelength division multiplexed onto the narrowband network using the 1550-nm window or integrated with the narrowband network in the 1300-nm window. The switched broadband digital access takes advantage of low bit rate (~6 Mb/s) entertainment quality video encoding in order to provide enhanced video services such as premium entertainment video, educational television, and video telephony. Enhanced data service such as SMDS and switched DS-1 can be provided using this architecture

Keywords

broadband networks; data communication systems; digital communication systems; optical links; subscriber loops; telecommunication services; video signals; wavelength division multiplexing; 1300 nm; 1550 nm; 6 Mbit/s; BISDN; PON architecture; SMDS; WDM; data services; educational television; narrowband network; narrowband telecommunications services; optical fiber loop transmission system; optical window; passive optical network; premium entertainment video; switched DS-1; switched broadband digital access; video services; video telephony; wavelength division multiplexed; Bit rate; Encoding; Narrowband; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Passive optical networks; TV; Telecommunication services; Telecommunication switching; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1991. GLOBECOM '91. 'Countdown to the New Millennium. Featuring a Mini-Theme on: Personal Communications Services

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-87942-697-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1991.188456

Filename

188456