The Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) within the International Organization of
Standardization (ISO) has developed a series of audio-visual standards known as MFEG-1 …

Fiber has been envisioned for delivering broadband services to the residential customer for
over 30 years, yet it has only recently entered the mainstream. Currently, fiber-to-the-home …

Optical code division multiple access (CDMA)-based networks are an interesting alternative
to support various traffic types of multimedia applications with highly variable performance …

Current and future visual communications for applications such as broadcasting
videotelephony, video-and audiographic-conferencing, and interactive multimedia services …

Ever since the mid-1980s when the single-mode fiber-optic media were believed to become
the main highways of future telecommunications networks for transporting high-volume high …

This article is intended as an overview of high-speed data services delivery over residential
access networks. The author identifies and lists some of the most important open technical …

Optical networks can support the huge increasing of demands for high speed connections
suitable to the modern customer requirements in a high-reliable and cost-efficient manner. In …

The need for a Pan-European network depends on the development of wide-and broadband
applications and customer demand. The paper surveys demand forecasts for various …

This paper presents the cost analyses required to ascertain the economic viability of HFC
networks from the perspective of telephone service providers. The cost model for an HFC …

In anticipation of emerging information services requirements for high survivability-and-
availability in the access network, this dissertation addresses the following issues …