A Low Cost Migration Path Towards Next Generation Fiber-To-The-Home Networks

Abstract: A highly-scalable access architecture achieving high-user-density and enabling resiliency, centralized light-generation control, remote amplification and colorless ONU with Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (RSOA) is presented as the bridge between the already deployed Fiber-to-theHome infrastructures and the advanced optical access networks. A technoeconomical comparison of these optical access networks is done, depicting the proposed solution -SARDANA-as the most cost effective migration path towards the Next Generation Passive Optical Networks

Long-term evolution of passive optical networks

\u3cp\u3eWith the recent increase of the number of Fiber-to-the-Home deployments worldwide, and the corresponding huge investment in infrastructure, there is a need to devise a migration path that assures the full future usability and enhanced performance of the installed fiber plant, possibly using emerging opto-electronic technologies. With this aim, within the IST ePhoton/One Network of Excellence, different technological solutions have been extensively analyzed and discussed. In this paper, a brief summary on access applications is presented.\u3c/p\u3

Long-term evolution of passive optical networks

With the recent increase of the number of Fiber-to-the-Home deployments worldwide, and the corresponding huge investment in infrastructure, there is a need to devise a migration path that assures the full future usability and enhanced performance of the installed fiber plant, possibly using emerging opto-electronic technologies. With this aim, within the IST ePhoton/One Network of Excellence, different technological solutions have been extensively analyzed and discussed. In this paper, a brief summary on access applications is presented