Title :
Broadband access over HFC networks
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
In the light of providing broadband services, this paper will discuss three issues: value: why hybrid coaxial fibre (HFC)?; technology: what we can do?; choice: and where to go next?.
Keywords :
broadband networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; broadband access over HFC networks; broadband services; hybrid coaxial fibre; optical fibre networks; Bandwidth; Coaxial cables; Coaxial components; Costs; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber cables; Optical signal processing; Power cables; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.768150
