ATM flexible access node for subscriber feeder networks

Author

Nishio, Makoto ; Takagi, Kazuo ; Sasaki, Shinobu ; Hasegawa, Satoshi

Author_Institution

C&C Media Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Nov 1997

Firstpage

883

Abstract

In designing flexible access networks, we propose an ATM-based network node named ATM flexible access node. ATMFAN has capabilities of effective transport of user traffic in subscriber feeder networks based on the virtual path connections. The main goal of ATMFAN is to provide node and network level flexibilities with access feeder networks, such as flexible network topology configuration and flexible interface package accommodation. We also describe a prototyping model of ATMFAN and show its feasibility on the ring-shaped feeder network by connecting ATMFANs

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; network interfaces; network topology; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication traffic; ATM flexible access node; ATMFAN; FTTC; access feeder networks; flexible interface package accommodation; flexible network topology configuration; network level flexibility; network node; node level flexibility; optical communications; prototyping model; ring-shaped feeder network; subscriber feeder networks; user traffic; virtual path connections; Asynchronous transfer mode; Coaxial cables; Joining processes; Laboratories; Network topology; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Prototypes; Spine; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1997. GLOBECOM '97., IEEE

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4198-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1997.638454

Filename

638454