Optical Networking White Papers
Evolving the Network: from Hybrid-Fiber Coax (HFC) to Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH)
Overview Residential service providers building new networks or upgrading existing ones must choose between a variety of architectural choices. The rising service expectations of consumers generally limit options to those networks that support massive bandwidth, namely hybrid-fiber coax (HFC), Fiber-to-the-Curb (FTTC) or Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) systems. Each type of network has its own advantages and weaknesses, but it is of fundamental importance to examine the business case for each when deciding which to deploy.
| Publisher | Harmonic | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | November 2001 | Downloads | 73 |
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