Smart Cities and Homes

Chapter 11

Advanced optical network architecture for the next generation internet access

C.A. Kyriakopoulos^*

G.I. Papadimitriou^*

P. Nicopolitidis^*

E. Varvarigos^†*    Department of Informatics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece^†    Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, Patras University, Patras, Greece

Abstract

Optical networks provide fast, efficient, and reliable access to clusters of end users, and at the same time can guarantee the quality of service. A novel access optical architecture is presented that takes advantage of the latest developments in access networks, utilizes high bandwidth, and scales according to its served customers. Penetration, scalability, geographical and population studies are conducted to ensure ...