Title :
A cost analysis on optical access network architectures
Author :
Park, Sungjoon ; Jung, Souhwan ; Khil, Gye Tae ; Gweon, Sun Cheol
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Soongsil Univ., South Korea
Abstract :
This paper investigates the costs of building optical access networks by modeling cost functions on STAR, PON and ADS structures. A number of cost factors including the number of ONU, user bandwidth, distribution factor of a splitter, and cabling were considered in estimating the IFC of each configuration. Our analysis shows that the PON and ADS structures have lower costs than STAR at low user bandwidth, but increases over STAR at high user bandwidth
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; costing; network topology; optical fibre subscriber loops; ADS structure; ATM; ONU; PON structure; STAR structure; cabling; cost analysis; cost functions; optical access network architectures; splitter distribution factor; user bandwidth; Bandwidth; Cost function; High speed optical techniques; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Investments; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Power cables;
Conference_Titel :
ATM Workshop, 1999. IEEE Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Kochi
Print_ISBN :
4-88552-164-5
DOI :
10.1109/ATM.1999.786874
