Ethernet-Based Passive Optical Local-Area Networks for Fiber-to-the-Desk Application

Radovanovic, Igor and Etten van, Wim and Freriks, Hennie (2003) Ethernet-Based Passive Optical Local-Area Networks for Fiber-to-the-Desk Application. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 21 (11). pp. 2534-2545. ISSN 0733-8724

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Abstract:	We introduce optical local-area network (LAN) architectures based on multimode optical fiber and components, short wavelength lasers and detectors, and the widely used fast Ethernet protocol. These architectures are designed to lower the costs associated with passive optical LAN implementation. Further reduction in overall cost is achieved through decreased network downtime, lower maintenance cost, extended geometrical spans, and larger headroom for future capacity increase. These optically transparent networks represent a novel approach for implementing fiber-to-the-desk.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	©2003 IEEE
Faculty:	Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Research Group:	Telecommunication Engineering (TE)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/45975
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2003.819145
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