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Optical Fiber Telecommunications VB, 5th Edition
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Optical Fiber Telecommunications VB, 5th Edition

by Ivan Kaminow, Tingye Li, Alan E. Willner
July 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
928 pages
33h 42m
English
Academic Press
Content preview from Optical Fiber Telecommunications VB, 5th Edition
This chapter will focus on the fiber-based approaches to broadband access
worldwide, including som e of the drivers for deployment, the architectural
options, the capita l and operational costs, the technol ogical advances, and the
future potential of these systems. Three variants of fiber-based broadband access,
collectively called FTTx (fiber to the x) in this chapter, have emerged as particu-
larly important. They are hybrid-fiber-coax (HFC) systems, fiber-to-the-cabinet
(FTTC) systems, and FTTH systems.
10.2 USER DEMOGRAPHICS
One of the most dramatic and unexpected drivers for fiber-based broadband access
has been the explosive growth of the internet ...
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ISBN: 9780123741721