DocumentCode
3085356
Title
Fiber optic local access architectures
Author
Frigo, N.J. ; Reichmann, K.C. ; Iannone, P.P.
Author_Institution
AT&T Labs-Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1997
fDate
22-25 Sep 1997
Firstpage
135
Abstract
Burgeoning bandwidth demands and technological advances are causing network providers to re-examine the role of fiber optics in future access networks. We survey architectures that use fiber in the feeder and distribution plants and show how several classification schemes illuminate tradeoffs between various approaches
Keywords
cable television; bandwidth demands; cable TV; classification schemes; distribution plants; feeder plants; fiber optic local access architectures; fiber optics; future access networks; network providers; technological advances;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications, 11th International Conference on, and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications (Conf. Publ. No.: 448)
Conference_Location
Edinburgh
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
0-85296-697-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp:19971385
Filename
627816
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