Title :
FT2D: fiber-to-the-desk
Author :
Kong, Paul ; Lee, Townes ; Hara, Elmer H.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Regina Univ., Sask., Canada
Abstract :
Attention is given to the FT2D unit, a full-duplex fiber optic multiplexer-demultiplexer that can be placed on a desk top. It has an aggregate digital transmission capacity of 100 Mb/s consisting of ten 10 Mb/s full duplex channels. These channels are submultiplexed into eight 1.25 Mb/s channels, providing a total of 80 full-duplex data channels. These data channels can be allocated electronically to meet a given telecommunication requirement. To provide flexibility in meeting a wide range of telecommunication needs, the unit has one card slot for the fiber-optic multiplexer-demultiplexer card and two card slots for interface cards. The two interface card slots offer a flexible approach to meet specific needs because a wide range of interface cards supporting various telecommunication needs, such as analog telephone, RS-232C, and Ethernet local area networks, are offered
Keywords :
computer interfaces; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical links; 1.25 Mbit/s; 10 Mbit/s; 100 Mbit/s; Ethernet local area networks; FT2D unit; FTTD; RS-232C; analog telephone; card slots; digital transmission capacity; fiber-to-the-desk; full-duplex fiber optic multiplexer-demultiplexer; interface cards; Bit rate; Buildings; Intelligent structures; Light emitting diodes; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
WESCANEX '91 'IEEE Western Canada Conference on Computer, Power and Communications Systems in a Rural Environment'
Conference_Location :
Regina, Sask.
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-594-6
DOI :
10.1109/WESCAN.1991.160536
