Skip to Content
Telecommunication Networks
book

Telecommunication Networks

by Eugenio Iannone
December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
918 pages
33h 40m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Telecommunication Networks

11 The New Access Network Systems and Enabling Technologies

11.1 Introduction

Different factors have pushed the evolution of the access network from its copper-based architecture to a fiber-based one.

Besides bandwidth increase impelled by the introduction of new services (see Chapter 2, the penetration of ultra-broadband connections stresses the capacity of existing copper cables tosupport a high number of very fast xDSLs. In many cases, copper cables deployed before the diffusion of broadband access presents a non-negligible pair-to-pair interference when xDSL is used. Often, this phenomenon sets a limit to the number of connections possible in a given area, depending on the quality and length of the cables [1].

Moreover, the need of the ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

Peering Carrier Ethernet Networks

Peering Carrier Ethernet Networks

Sachidananda Kangovi

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781439846377