Title :
Low-cost digital passive optical networks
Author :
Cook, A.R.J. ; Faulkner, D.W. ; Smith, P.J. ; Lobbett, R.A.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Lab., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Techniques for reducing the cost of providing digital telephony and broadband services to the home over passive optical networks are proposed. These include the use of optical transceivers in an optical TDMA (time-division multiple access) telephony system and using low-cost consumer technology in providing a digital CATV (cable television) service using TDM (time division multiplexing)
Keywords :
cable television; digital communication systems; economics; optical communication equipment; optical links; subscriber loops; time division multiple access; time division multiplexing; TDM; digital CATV; digital passive optical networks; low-cost consumer technology; optical TDMA telephony system; optical transceivers; Fiber lasers; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Passive optical networks; Power dividers; Telephony; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1990. ICC '90, Including Supercomm Technical Sessions. SUPERCOMM/ICC '90. Conference Record., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1990.117160
