Charting the future of optical access networks: an operator’s perspective [Invited]

When an end customer praises or complains about “Internet,” the chances are the subject of the conversation is specifically the access network. Yet network operators were relatively slow introducing optical technologies into the access segment of data communications compared with backbone and metro....

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Published inJournal of optical communications and networking Vol. 15; no. 7; pp. C1 - C8
Main Authors Wey, Jun Shan, Khotimsky, Denis A., Watts, Mark T., Yadav, Rajesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Piscataway Optica Publishing Group 01.07.2023
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Broadband
EPON
High-speed optical techniques
IEEE 802.3 Standard
Innovations
Optical communication
Optical network units
Passive optical networks
Wireless communication
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Summary:When an end customer praises or complains about “Internet,” the chances are the subject of the conversation is specifically the access network. Yet network operators were relatively slow introducing optical technologies into the access segment of data communications compared with backbone and metro. However, once fiber appeared in the access, the field quickly became a fertile ground of technological innovations. Based on Verizon’s experience, we analyze the operator’s broadband deployments, review the standardization landscape, and discuss recent innovations in optical access.
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ISSN:1943-0620
1943-0639
DOI:10.1364/JOCN.481699