Broadband Optical Access Networks and Fiber-to-the-Home

Broadband Optical Access Networks and Fiber-to-the-Home:

• Offers a comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to new developments in broadband access network technologies and services.
• Examines the impact of research and development in photonics technologies on broadband access and FTTH.
• Covers ADSL, VDSL with FTTC (Fiber-to-the-Curb), Cable Modem over HFC (Hybrid-Fiber Coax) and Gigabit Ethernet.
• Discusses the roles of Broadband Wireless LAN and integrated FTTH/Wireless Broadband Access as well as Broadband Home Networks.
• Provides a global view of broadband network development, presenting different technical and system deployment approaches and strategic considerations for comparison.
• Gives insight into the worldwide broadband competition and the future of this technology.

Broadband Optical Access Networks and Fiber-to-the-Home will be an invaluable resource for engineers in research and development, network planners, business managers, consultants as well as analysts and educators for a better understanding of the future of broadband in the field of telecommunications, data communications, and broadband multimedia service industries.

source: Wiley