DocumentCode
483478
Title
Long reach PONs
Author
Townsend, P.D. ; Talli, G. ; MacHale, E.K. ; Antony, C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork
fYear
2008
fDate
14-16 Oct. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We discuss recent progress in the development of optically amplified, long reach passive optical networks, which aim to significantly reduce network complexity and cost by integrating metro and access into a single, all-optical communication system.
Keywords
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; all-optical communication system; long reach PON; metro-access network integration; passive optical network; Bandwidth; Costs; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Stimulated emission; Time division multiple access; Wavelength division multiplexing; optical access; passive optical networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Internet, 2008. COIN 2008. 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Tokyo
Print_ISBN
978-4-88552-230-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-4-88552-229-1
Type
conf
Filename
4773428
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