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broadcast network with dedicated bandwidth and eventually to a switched network
with dedicated bandwidth.
Summary
Service providers, both telephone operators and cable companies, are actively look-
ing to deploy broadband access networks to provide a variety of new services. Fiber-
based services are now available for many businesses in metropolitan areas. When
it comes to residential access, however, fiber is yet to reach the home. SONET/SDH
ring-based architectures have been deployed to support the needs of large business
customers, but they are not as suited for supporting the needs of residential users and
small business customers. The two main architectures for broadband access networks
are the hybrid fiber coax (HFC) architecture, which is based on evolving the current
plant deployed by cable television operators, and the fiber to the curb (FTTC) archi-
tecture, or equivalently a passive optical network (PON) architecture. Compared to
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- Spring '09
- Boussert
- Coaxial cable, Cable television, broadband access networks, FTTC, optical component costs
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