Fiber to the premises has promised to increase the capacity in telecommunications access
networks for well over 30 years. While it is widely recognized that optical-fiber-based access …

Broadband optical access network is an ideal solution to alleviate the first/last mile
bottleneck of current Internet infrastructures. Richly illustrated throughout to help clarify …

This paper discusses the future direction of optical access networks and proposes a new
optical access architecture that will support the evolution of optical access systems from a …

Fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) has been long sought as the ultimate solution to satisfy the
demand for broadband access in the foreseeable future, and offer distance-independent …

Long-Reach optical access is a promising proposal for future access networks. This
technology can enable broadband access for a large number of customers in the …

Optical access technology is now standardized, commercially available, and being deployed
in some countries. In general, technology continues to develop, and optical access is no …

Although deployment of fiber to the home (FTTH) systems has been ongoing for over 5 years
in certain markets, the industry is still in the early phases of what is expected to be a …

Broadband Optical Access and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) will provide the ultimate
broadband service capabilities. Compared with the currently well-deployed broadband …

This article discusses and clarifies the issues and technologies for the next-generation
energy efficient optical access network from the viewpoints of its mid-term upgrade and long …

When an end customer praises or complains about “Internet,” the chances are the subject of
the conversation is specifically the access network. Yet network operators were relatively …