The SuperPON demonstrator: An exploration of possible evolution paths for optical access networks

被引：70

作者：

Van de Voorde, I ^{[1
]}

Martin, CM

Vandewege, J

Qiu, XZ

机构：

[1] Alcatel Corp Res Ctr, Antwerp, Belgium

[2] State Univ Ghent, Dept Informat Technol, IMEC, INTEC, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

来源：

IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE | 2000年 / 38卷 / 02期

关键词：

Asynchronous transfer mode - Computer architecture - Optical communication - Optical links - Software prototyping - Wavelength division multiplexing;

D O I：

10.1109/35.819899

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

Recently, an optical broadband access network called APON (ATM-based Passive Optical Network) has been standardized and its commercial deployment started. This article discusses possible evolution scenarios for the APON system with respect to bit rate, range, and splitting factor, leading to the SuperPON concept. Technical challenges encountered during the realization of the SuperPON demonstrator within the European ACTS project PLANET are discussed in detail. In addition, to illustrate when these technologies will become commercially viable, the major results of an economic-feasibility study are presented. Finally, the SuperPON integration in the pan-European trial of the ACTS PELICAN project is described.

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页码：74 / 82

页数：9