DocumentCode
3527483
Title
Energy Consumption in Access Networks
Author
Baliga, Jayant ; Ayre, R. ; Sorin, W.V. ; Hinton, Kerry ; Tucker, Rodney
Author_Institution
ARC Special Res. Centre for Ultra-Broadband Inf. Networks, Melbourne Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We present a comparison of energy consumption of access networks. We consider passive optical networks, fiber to the node, point-to-point optical systems and WiMAX. Optical access technologies provide the most energy-efficient solutions.
Keywords
WiMax; optical fibre subscriber loops; passive networks; WiMAX; energy consumption; fiber to the node; passive optical networks; point-to-point optical systems; wireless access networks; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; High speed optical techniques; Internet; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; WiMAX;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-856-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528538
Filename
4528538
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