Broadband Optical Access Networks and Fiber-to-the-Home Systems Technologies and Deployment Strategies

by Lin, Chinlon

• ISBN13: 9780470094785
• ISBN10: 0470094788
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-28
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

This exciting new publication meets the surge in interest regarding FTTH and broadband optical access. The chapters contain a good introductory overview of the topic by appropriate experts from a variety of institutions (R&D groups, broadband network planners from major telecom operators and cable TV companies, and broadband optical access system equipment companies, etc.)Each chapter has a mix of introductory and intermediate level technical content as some of the topics are more advanced. It provides an up-to-date comprehensive overview of the topic of FTTH and Broadband Optical Access technologies, network applications, services and deployment trends.The text serves as a key must-read book for a large number of readers in a wide range of industries including telecom, datacom, broadband access network operators and broadband multimedia service providers. It is also intended to strike a balance between the key emerging system technologies and considerations for broadband access network and services strategies.

Author Biography

Chinlon Lin,Professor of Photonics and Director, Center for Advanced Research in Photonics, Institute of Optical Science and Technology, Departments of Electronic Engineering and Information Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Chinlon Lin received his Ph.D. from the Univ. of California, Berkeley.  He joined AT&T Bell Labs’ Laser Sciences Research Department, Communication Sciences Research Division, researchin nonlinear optics in fibers, self-phase-modulation, tunable infrared fiber Raman lasers, fiber Raman amplifiers and four-wave-mixing for optical-frequency-conversion, as well as high-speed semiconductor laser dynamic modulation studies and high-bit-rate fiber transmission system technologies. In 1984 he was on leave from Bell Labs as a Visiting Guest Professor at the Tech. Univ. of Denmark’s Center for Broadband Communications (now COM Center).
He joined Bellcore in 1986 where he was Director of Broadband Lightwave systems Research. He led a group working on FTTH, FTTC, HFC architectures, DWDM tunable filters and EDFAs for high-capacity digital and analog video systems, dispersion compensation for high-speed DWDM systems, an experimental Bellcore Research Network, lightwave systems for multi-channel hybrid AM/QAM-digital video distribution for HFC networks, and Hybrid DWDM systems. He also provided technical consultation to Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth and SBC Comm. on issues related to EDFA, DWDM and OC-192 systems, and analog/digital lightwave video distribution systems for FTTH/FTTC/HFC networks. He joined Tyco Submarine Sys. R & D Labs (formerly AT&T Submarine Systems) in September 1997, to work on lightwave technologies for DWDM systems in advanced next-generation global long-haul undersea fiber networks.
In May 2000 he founded Jedai Broadband Networks, a startup to work on Fiber-to-the Business high-speed access solutions for cable TV industry. He was Chairman, President and CTO. In 2002 he co-founded BeLight, a startup on GbE based optical wireless system and broadband FTTH optical access. He joined CUHK as Professor of Photonics and Director of IOSAT (Institute of Optical Science and Technology) in January 2003.

Table of Contents

Foreword.

Preface and Overview.

Acronyms.

Contributors List.

1 Broadband Optical Access Technologies and FTTH Deployment in NTT.

1.1 Introduction.

1.2 History of Optical Technology in Japan.

1.2.1 The First Research on Subscriber Optical Transmission Systems.

1.2.2 From Multi-Mode Fiber to Single-Mode Fiber.

1.2.3 Development of CT/RT System.

1.2.4 Moving Towards FTTH.

1.2.5 Optical Systems at Metal-Wire Costs.

1.2.6 Access Network Optical Upgrading Program.

1.3 Trends in Broadband Services.

1.3.1 Growth of Broadband Services in Japan.

1.3.2 Vision for a New Optical Generation.

1.4 Optical Access Technology Behind Broadband Services.

1.4.1 Optical Access Technology for Current Broadband Services.

1.4.2 Broadband Access Network Technology in the Future.

1.5 Conclusion.

References.

2 Today’s Broadband Fiber Access Technologies and Deployment.Considerations at SBC.

2.1 Introduction.

2.2 Fiber-to-the-Neighborhood (FTTX) Architecture.

2.2.1 FTTH Access Architecture.

2.2.2 FTTN Access Architecture.

2.3 ITU-T PON Standards.

2.3.1 ITU-T G.983 B-PON Standards Series.

2.3.2 ITU-T G.984 G-PON for Higher Speeds.

2.3.3 The Role of Standards in Interoperability.

2.4 PON Technology Background.

2.4.1 Upstream Bandwidth Assignment.

2.4.2 Ranging.

2.4.3 Splitters.

2.5 The SBC FTTH Network.

2.5.1 The Optical Fiber/Distribution Network.

2.5.2 FTTH ONTs.

2.5.3 SBC’s Mission Bay Trial.

2.6 SBC Fiber to the Node (FTTN) NETWORK.

2.7 The Home Network.

2.8 Motivating the New Network – IPTV.

Summary.

General References.

3 FTTH: The Swedish Perspective.

3.1 Introduction.

3.2 Contents.

3.3 Definitions.

3.3.1 Broadband Definition.

3.3.2 FTTH Definition.

3.3.3 Muni Net Definition.

3.3.4 Residential Area Network, Definition.

3.4 Background for the Swedish FTTH Boom.

3.5 The Swedish Broadband Market Today.

3.5.1 Broadband Penetration Compared to the OECD.

3.5.2 The Broadband Market and Access Technologies in Sweden.

3.5.3 Equipment Suppliers.

3.5.4 The Swedish Broadband Industry.

3.5.5 Collaboration Between Industry and Academia.

3.6 Open Networks Versus Vertical Integration.

3.6.1 The Open Network.

3.6.2 Functions When Operating Muni Nets.

3.6.3 Relationships and Monetary Flows in Muni Nets.

3.6.4 Open Networks Versus Vertical Integration.

3.7 Access Network Technologies.

3.7.1 PON Versus Point-to-Point Ethernet.

3.7.2 L2 Versus L3 Access Architectures.

3.8 Drivers, Services and Trends for the Future Broadband Networks.

3.8.1 Operators and Network Owners.

3.8.2 Authorities.

3.9 Description of Key Swedish FTTH Players.

3.9.1 PacketFront.

3.9.2 Ericsson.

3.9.3 TeliaSonera.

3.9.4 Svenska Bosta¨der in Va¨llingby: A Greenfield Deployment.

3.9.5 Stockholm and the Va¨llingby Model: A Brownfield Deployment.

3.10 Summary.

Acknowledgements.

References.

4 Broadband Access Networks and Services in Korea.

4.1 Changing Environments and FITL Plan.

4.2 FLC-A as the First Member of the FITL.

4.2.1 Services Considered.

4.2.2 Hardware Configuration.

4.2.3 Management System.

4.2.4 FLC-B an FLC-A Upgrade.

4.3 FLC-C.

4.3.1 Services Considered.

4.3.2 Hardware Configuration.

4.3.3 Operation Support System.

4.3.4 Multi-Vendor Interoperability.

4.3.5 FLC-C Experience.

4.4 Broadband Access-XDSL.

4.4.1 Environment.

4.4.2 Internet Services in Korea.

4.4.3 Competing Technologies.

4.4.4 Broadband Access Network.

4.4.5 Network Architectures and Protocol.

4.4.6 VDSL.

4.4.7 Services.

4.4.8 Interferences.

4.4.9 IP-VDSL.

4.4.10 Monumental Success of the XDSL.

4.5 Ethernet to the Home and WLAN.

4.5.1 Environments.

4.5.2 Metro Ethernet.

4.5.3 Wireless LAN.

4.6 B-PON (Broadband Passive Optical Networks).

4.6.1 Environments.

4.6.2 Management.

4.6.3 Legacy OSS Interfaces.

4.6.4 B-PON Deployment.

4.7 WDM-PON.

4.7.1 Next Generation Network.

4.7.2 Bandwidth.

4.7.3 QoS.

4.7.4 Design Concept.

4.7.5 WDM-PON System Based on ASE Injected FP-LD Scheme.

4.7.6 Demonstration of Triple Play Service by WDM-PON.

4.7.7 Now WDM-PON.

References.

5 Broadband Fiber-to-the-Home Technologies, Strategies, and Deployment Plan in Open Service Provider Networks: Project UTOPIA.

5.1 Introduction.

5.2 Municipal Perspective.

5.3 Operational Model: Open Service Provider NetworkTM.

5.4 Guiding Principles.

5.5 Technology Position: Physical Media.

5.6 Architecture Template: Outside Plant.

5.6.1 Type of Fiber.

5.6.2 Active Versus Passive.

5.6.3 Redundancy.

5.6.4 Fiber Strand Counts.

5.6.5 Optimal Fiber Aggregation.

5.6.6 Outside Plant Design.

5.6.7 The Distribution Network.

5.7 Architecture Template: Standards.

5.8 Architecture Template: Transport Layer Topology.

5.8.1 Reliability.

5.8.2 Traffic Management.

5.8.3 Scalable Bandwidth.

5.8.4 Plentiful Bandwidth.

5.8.5 Cost to Scale.

5.8.6 Architecture Template – Transport Layer Topology.

5.9 Network Technology: Technology and Vendor Selection.

5.10 Network Interfaces.

5.11 Network Operations: Capacity Management.

5.12 Conclusions.

References.

6 High-Speed FTTH Technologies in an Open Access Platform – the European MUSE Project.

6.1 Introduction.

6.1.1 A Different View of Networks.

6.1.2 Changing Architectures.

6.1.3 Future Applications and Service Requirements.

6.1.4 Network Convergence and Distribution of Intelligence.

6.1.5 Migration of Access Networks.

6.2 Fiber Access Networks.

6.2.1 Access Network Design.

6.2.2 Techno-Economic Modeling.

6.2.3 Fiber Access Topologies.

6.3 FTTX Technologies.

6.3.1 Improvement of Optical Access Multiplexers.

6.3.2 Future Deployment.

6.4 Conclusions.

References.

7 Residential Broadband PON (B-PON) Systems.

7.1 Introduction.

7.2 Brief History of ATM-Based PONS.

7.2.1 Original A-PON Standard and the Early Japanese Deployments.

7.2.2 Early Interoperability and the BellSouth Dunwoody Trial.

7.2.3 System Improvements: WDM, DBA, SUR.

7.3 Triple Play B-PON System Architecture.

7.3.1 System Overview of Triple-Play B-PON.

7.3.2 Optical Line Terminal.

7.3.3 Passive Optical Network (PON).

7.3.4 Optical Network Termination.

7.4 Evolution of Broadband Services.

7.4.1 Voice: from AAL2 to VOIP.

7.4.2 Video: from Analog to QAM to IP.

7.4.3 Data: Ethernet to Everything.

7.5 FTTP Economics.

7.5.1 Competing Broadband Access Technologies.

7.5.2 New Build Applications.

7.5.3 Rehabilitation Application.

7.5.4 Overbuild Applications.

7.6 FTTP Deployment Practical Considerations.

7.6.1 Outside Plant Construction.

7.6.2 ONU and Powering.

7.6.3 RF Video Engineering.

7.7 Summary.

References.

8 Optical Networks for the Broadband Future.

8.1 Introduction.

8.2 Brief History of Fibre in Access.

8.3 Standard PON Systems.

8.3.1 Where is Investment in PON Taking Place?

8.3.2 The Role of the ITU in Standardization.

8.3.3 How does FSAN Relate to Standards?

8.3.4 Interoperability.

8.3.5 Outlook....

8.3.6 Standards Summary.

8.4 Emerging Drivers for FTTH.

8.4.1 The Internet.

8.4.2 Digital Imaging and Video.

8.4.3 Developments in Digital CPE.

8.4.4 Examples of Transmission Over Fibre V XDSL.

8.4.5 Financial Barriers.

8.5 Lower Cost Architectures.

8.5.1 By-Passing the Outer-Core/Metro Network.

8.5.2 Advantages of Long-Reach Access.

8.6 An End-to-End Vision.

8.7 Summary/Conclusions.

8.A1 Appendix.

8.A1.1 B-PON General Characteristics.

8.A1.2 G-PON General Characteristics.

References.

9 An Evolutionary Fibre-to-the-Home Network and System Technologies: Migration from HFC to FTTH Networks.

9.1 Introduction.

9.2 Elements of Compatibility.

9.3 The State of HFC Networks.

9.4 Comparing the Technologies.

9.4.1 Broadcast Service.

9.4.2 Data Service.

9.4.3 Voice Service.

9.4.4 Element Management Systems.

9.4.5 Equipment Location.

9.5 Introduction to the Architectures of HFC and FTTH Networks.

9.5.1 Elements of an FTTH Network.

9.5.2 Data Layer.

9.5.3 Optical Network.

9.5.4 Home Terminal.

9.6 Elements of Compatibility.

9.6.1 Powering.

9.6.2 Bandwidth Compatibility.

9.6.3 Set Top Terminal Support.

9.6.4 Data Interfaces.

9.6.5 Voice Protocol.

9.6.6 Quality of Service (QoS).

9.7 Video Issues.

9.7.1 Comparing Broadcast to IPTV.

9.7.2 HFC Video Opportunities.

9.8 Conclusion.

References.

10 FTTH Systems, Strategies, and Deployment Plans in China.

10.1 Current Status of Broadband Access.

10.1.1 China’s Broadband Users Growing Rapidly.

10.1.2 Access Service Requirements.

10.1.3 Access Technologies and Key Players.

10.2 Driving Forces of FTTH

10.2.1 Increased Bandwidth Demand.

10.2.2 Reduced System Cost.

10.2.3 Competition.

10.2.4 Market.

10.2.5 Regulatory.

10.3 Latest FTTH Initiatives.

10.3.1 National FTTH Research Plan.

10.3.2 FTTH Products.

10.3.3 Early FTTH Field Trials.

10.3.4 The First FTTH Equipment Testing by Carrier.

10.3.5 Commercial FTTH Networks.

10.4 FTTH Technology Considerations.

10.4.1 EPON will Dominate Residential FTTH Market.

10.4.2 GPON will be Mostly Used for FTTO.

10.4.3 P2P will not be Widely Deployed.

10.4.4 Multi-Service Support is Generally Required.

10.4.5 FTTH Functionality Expansion.

10.5 Major FTTH Players and Products.

10.5.1 Major FTTH Service Providers.

10.5.2 Major FTTH Vendors.

10.5.3 FTTH Products.

10.6 Market Barriers.

10.6.1 High System Cost.

10.6.2 Lack of Applications.

10.6.3 Regulations.

10.6.4 Competition from Other Technologies.

10.7 Market Opportunities and Deployment Strategies.

References.

11 Integrated Broadband Optical Fibre/Wireless LAN Access Networks.

11.1 Introduction.

11.2 Directly Modulated Radio-Over-Fibre Systems.

11.3 Radio-Over-Fibre Systems Deploying Optical Frequency Conversion.

11.3.1 Heterodyning Systems.

11.4 Optical Frequency Multiplying System.

11.4.1 OFM System Analysis.

11.4.2 Impact of Dispersion in Multimode Fibre Systems.

11.4.3 Impact of Dispersion in Single-Mode Fibre Systems.

11.4.4 Experimental Results.

11.5 Bi-Directional Multiple-Access System.

11.6 Installation Aspects of In-Building Radio-Over-Fibre Systems.

11.7 Dynamically Allocating Radio Capacity.

11.8 Concluding Remarks.

Acknowledgement.

References.

12 Broadband Optical Access, FTTH, and Home Networks – the Broadband Future.

12.1 Introduction – A Historical Perspective.

12.2 The Broadband Access Technology Options – xDSL Versus Cable Modem, HFC Versus FTTH, PON Versus P2P Ethernet.

12.3 Broadband FTTH Drivers, Triple-Play, Competition and IPTV.

12.4 Broadband Competitions Worldwide: A Few Examples.

12.4.1 Examples of Broadband Competition in Japan.

12.4.2 Examples of Broadband Competition in Europe.

12.4.3 Examples of Broadband Competition in the US.

12.5 Broadband Competition in Hong Kong.

12.6 Broadband Optical Home Networks: The Potential of Broadband Home Networking or ‘Giga-Homes’.

12.6.1 HD Video ‘Blog’.

12.6.2 Large-Screen High-Definition Display for Homes.

12.7 Research on Technologies for Next Generation Broadband Optical

Access: WDM PON Access Networks and Fiber/Wireless Integration.

12.8 The Broadband Future, with IP HDTV/VOD and HD Video Communications.

Acknowledgements.

References.

Index.