The analog local loop: a growing revolution in optical transmission

Author

Bickers, Lawrence ; Reeve, Michael H. ; Rosher, Paul A. ; Fenning, Simon C. ; Cooper, Anthony J. ; Methley, Steven G. ; Hornung, Stephen

Author_Institution

British Telecom Res. Lab., Ipswich, UK

Volume

7

Issue

11

fYear

1989

fDate

11/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1819

Lastpage

1824

Abstract

To provide an economic justification for the widespread deployment of optical fiber in the local loop, it may be necessary in some situations to install networks which will carry only telephony but can be upgraded to provide broadband services. Methods by which this may be achieved using analog carrier techniques are discussed. Passive optical networks (PONs) are considered, and the application of plain old telephone service (POTS) and broadband services over PONs is considered. Frequency planning and future trends are summarized

Keywords

carrier communication; optical fibres; optical links; subscriber loops; telephony; analog carrier techniques; analog local loop; broadband services; frequency planning; optical fiber; optical transmission; passive optical networks; plain old telephone service; telephony; Bandwidth; Baseband; Costs; Microwave devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Telecommunication network topology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.45904

Filename

45904