Title
PANDA: asymmetric passive optical network for xDSL and FTTH access
Abstract
In this paper, we present an "Asymmetric Passive Optical Network for xDSL and FTTH Access" (PANDA) architecture that is suitable for providing end-users with broadband connections in a cost-effective and non-disruptive fashion. We first describe the need for expanding the current ADSL access to VDSL (and ultimately FTTH), as well as the network upgrades that will be required to perform this expansion. We then introduce the PANDA architecture, a multiwavelength passive optical network (PON) that implements a fiber-to-the cabinet (FTTC) access scheme and provides multi-ten Mb/s access to VDSL2 end-users. We also derive the PANDA capacity in terms of number of users and spatial coverage and show that PANDA is well capable of meeting the broadband needs in the Greece for the short and medium term. We conclude this work with a scalability study of PANDA in view of the goals set in the EU Digital Agenda.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2491845.2491885
Panhellenic Conference on Informatics
Keywords
Field
DocType
current adsl access,network upgrade,multiwavelength passive optical network,access scheme,ftth access,broadband need,vdsl2 end-users,panda architecture,broadband connection,asymmetric passive optical network,panda capacity,passive optical networks,digital subscriber loop
Architecture,Telecommunications,Computer science,Digital subscriber line,Passive optical network,Computer network,Broadband,Asymmetric digital subscriber line,Scalability
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.39
2
Authors
23