Title :
Economic considerations of central office (CO) broadband distribution terminals vs. remote terminal (RT) broadband distribution terminals for deploying fiber to the home (FTTH)
Author_Institution :
ADC, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of a study examining the economics of central office versus remote terminal broadband distribution terminals for deploying fiber to the home. The effects of integrating DSL for copper distribution areas with FTTH is also examined.
Keywords :
broadband networks; copper; economics; optical fibre networks; Cu; FTTH; broadband distribution terminals; central office; copper distribution area; deploying fiber; economic consideration; remote terminal; Central office; Costs; DSL; Foot; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Passive optical networks; Power cables; Power generation economics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248447
