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Microwave Course Term Paper in Fiber Optics 201
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procedure, i.e. each subscriber receives MSANs are used. When MSANs are
their own time slot to transmit and used, both copper and optical lines can
receive. Synchronization of the right be used for the last mile from the same
user time slot is carried out in the ONT. access node.
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sufficient to just switch the fiber optic
lead to be able to operate it again.
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picture freezes before a goal is scored. reached. Today, standard VDSL2 access
As a result, the Triple Play services must would not be able to cope.
be clearly separate and allocated
priority. Although theoretically The scenario described above indicates
unlimited bandwidth is available in a what the private consumer will look like
fiber optic line, QoS not be forgotten. in the near future. If such a scenario
Not all QoS aspects can be responded to appears exaggerated, we only have to
with bandwidth and neither PON nor recall the situation 10 years ago when
AON can really provide unlimited modern end customers still used 56
bandwidth. kbps dial-up modems to read emails, for
sending faxes and for home banking. In
Nowadays, the Triple Play offerings, comparison to today’ s standard 3.5
implemented via copper wire often Mbps ADSL connection, the bandwidth
consist of two television channels with has increased 62-fold! Special
standard resolution (SDTV), a high- requirements from business customers,
speed Internet connection (>3 Mbps) or demands for the backhaul of sub-
and at least one POTS or ISDN networks, server connections or high
telephone connection. The current state performance IT applications would
of the art is that network operators are easily exceed these quality
planning approx. 15 Mbps downlink specifications and require even greater
capacity. high quality performance.
In the future the end customer will be 3.3. Business case aspects
demanding high definition TV (HDTV). Using fiber optic cable promises virtually
Two simultaneous TV channels will unlimited bandwidths, however the
mean an unacceptable restriction for a network operator only ever has just the
family of four in the long term. copper wire line in the last mile. That
Furthermore, currently ADSL 16 Mbps means that if the DSL technology is no
Internet access is already being longer adequate, new optical cables
marketed to private customers and must always be laid.
including n telephone lines.
Online gaming – in the Far East popular But when making a comparison
for years – is also looking promising in between POS and AOS from different
Europe. In this case, top rates of 50 Investment views it can be noticed that
Mbps per subscriber line could easily be PON Vs.AON in Cost
AON PON
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Low High
Cost of (active components)
High Low
Costs of (passive components and
infrastructure)
High LOW
Network rollout costs
High Low
4. Summery
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