The ComSoc Guide to Passive Optical Networks

Stephen B. Weinstein

ISBN 10: 0470168846 / ISBN 13: 9780470168844

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2012

About this Item

This book provides a brief, high-level overview of the technology and applications behind the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) or Fiber-to-the-Curb (FTTC) family of standards, which has recently attracted considerable amount of interest in the technical community. Series: ComSoc Guides to Communications Technologies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TJK; TTBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338. . 2012. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The ComSoc Guide to Passive Optical Networks
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470168846
• ISBN 13: 9780470168844
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Describes the major architectures, standards, and technologies of Passive Optical Networks (PONs)

The ComSoc Guide to Passive Optical Networks provides readers with a concise explanation of the key features of Passive Optical Networks (PONs); the different types of PON architectures and standards; key issues of PON devices, management, and implementation; and the promising business opportunities in access networks.

Written for a broad audience, ranging from developers to users, this indispensable book provides an understanding o the evolutionary path of PON access systems and their positioning with respect to the cable, copper, and wireless competitors for broadband access networks. In addition, The ComSoc Guide to Passive Optical Networks:

• Provides brief, high-level overviews of the architectures and applications of Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) or Fiber-to-the-Curb (FTTC) access networks and the alternative HFC, subscriber line, and WiMAX access systems
• Awards readers with a clear understanding of what BPON, GPON, WDM-PON and EPON are and how they work, together with an introduction to their respective standards
• Carefully defines all acronyms and technical terms, making the book accessible to those who may not be specialists in this area
• Gives readers an appreciation of the last mile problems in telecommunications access networks, and the opportunities in optical-wireless integration

About the Author

Stephen Weinstein, PhD, is an independent consultant (Communication Theory and Technology Consulting LLC) advising industrial clients and law firms. An IEEE Life Fellow, he invented the data-driven echo cancellation technique used in voiceband modems and pioneered the application of the Fast Fourier Transform to OFDM/DMT modulation.

Yuanqiu Luo, PhD, is a staff engineer in the advanced technology department of Futurewei (Huawei) Technologies. She is a co-editor of ITU-T Recommendations G.987 and G.987.3 and a clause editor of IEEE Standard 802.1AS. A recipient of the IEEE Standards Award in 2011, Dr. Luo has authored more than forty publications.

Ting Wang, PhD, is Department Head for NEC Laboratories America, Inc. Active in the IEEE Communications Society, Dr. Wang is Vice Chair of the Integrated Fiber & Wireless Technologies Committee, and is author of more than one hundred published papers.