Title :
Techno-economic study of optimized passive optical networks
Author_Institution :
France Telecom CNET, Lannion, France
Abstract :
The author compares for 2B + D (160 kbit/s) ISDN connections, the costs of various architectures (shared and point-to-point solutions), in order to define good solutions. This makes it possible to: quantify the cost differences between single and dual fiber connections; determine, for passive optical networks (PONs), the best splitting ratios, and the influence of splitter positioning on access cost; establish, for point-to-point solutions, cost objectives for the terminal equipment in order to achieve economic parity with the best shared fiber systems; and underscore the respective proportions of civil engineering (infrastructure), cable and equipment costs
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; 160 kbit/s; ISDN connections; PON; access cost; cable costs; civil engineering costs; dual fiber connections; economics; equipment costs; network architecture; passive optical networks; point-to-point solutions; shared fiber systems; single fiber connections; splitter positioning; splitting ratios; terminal equipment; Civil engineering; Copper; Costs; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Power cables; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical/Hybrid Access Networks, 1993., 5th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1249-X
DOI :
10.1109/OHAN.1993.587688
