Cost-Effective Wavelength-Shared Hybrid Passive Optical Network Upgrade Re-using Both Optical Network Units and Remote Node

Conference: ECOC 2007 - 33rd European Conference and Exhibition of Optical Communication
09/16/2007 - 09/20/2007 at Berlin, Germany

Proceedings: ECOC 2007

Pages: 2Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Bouda, Martin; Palacharla, Paparao; Akasaka, Youichi; Naito, Takao (Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc., 2801 Telecom Parkway, Richardson, TX 75082, USA)
Stephen Smith (Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., 2801 Telecom Parkway, Richardson, TX 75082, USA)

Abstract:
We have proposed and demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of a Wavelength-Shared Hybrid PON architecture for upgrades of existing PON systems while re-using all equipment on customer premises and reusing the fiber plant including remote node.