FIBER TO THE HOME (FTTH)

OVERVIEW

Differ from past residential telecommunications infrastructure such as the telephone and the cable TV networks. Those networks were built to support specific applications - telephone service and cable television. Fiber is already well entrenched as the medium of choice for intercontinental and intercity communication. the current battle for an optimum solution Is the promise and the methodology of extending fiber onward to the users premises.

FTTH networks

fiber to the home (FTTH), it means to include also fiber to the users premises (FTTP) and fiber to the business (FTTB)any situation where the optical path in the fiber runs all the way to individual end-user premises. FTTH is designed to be a full-service networking platform that supports a variety of communications and information services, including voice, video, and Internet access. FTTH is intended to be a flexible communications infrastructure that supports present as well as future services.

The Advantages of FTTH

For customers:

FTTH is the only technology that will deliver enough bandwidth, reliably and at a low enough cost.
Integrated voice, data, and video transmutation

The Advantages of FTTH

For providers:

Ability to offer integrated services could mean higher profits No electronics in the field means less maintenance Costs of implementing technology are dropping - are similar to costs of deploying copper but payoff is much larger

The Limitations of FTTH

For customers:

Not widely available yet Monthly and installation costs may be prohibitive Needs battery back-up in case power goes out
Uncertainty over willingness of residential customers to pay for it since most people don't need that much bandwidth capacity . Easier to deploy in new neighborhoods rather than existing ones because of cost and inconvenience of laying cable (using sewer or electric lines may allow providers to overcome this obstacle).

For providers:

FTTH Versus Other Types of Fiber Networks

Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Fiber-to-the-Building (FTTB) Fiber-to-the-Node (FTTN) Fiber-to-the-Curb (FTTC)

How fast is FTTH?

Can be greater than 2.5 G bps Residential/business FTTH typically offers speeds from 10 mbps to over 100 mbps

Are there distance limitations?

Using PON, providers install splitters up to 30,000 feet from a central office. Splitters send the signal another 3000 feet to customers' homes or businesses.

FTTH and FTTB Network Architectures

optical networks has two major branches, PON and AON PON stands for passive optical network. It refers to the fact that there are no active electrical devices between the central office and the end user. All the handling of the light beams that carry the signal are done with mirrors, prisms and fiber. There are no electrical devices needed.

FTTH and FTTB Network Architectures

AON stands for active optical network. there are

electrical devices between the user and the central office. These devices are routers and switches, almost always using the Ethernet standard.

Conclusion:

the regulators will have to understand and deal with the fact that such stupendous last-mile capacity in the hands of the first provider to deploy FTTH will give that provider such a head start that some new thinking about monopoly power in this setting will be absolutely Required. It is not at all clear today whether, as time passes and the insatiable human greed for more and cheaper bandwidth persists, the entire path between subscribers will become all-optical.

References:

FTTH Council,2006, "fiber to the home Advantages for optical access-"

Paul E.Green JR. 2006 "FIBER TO THE HOME The new empowerment" Wily SURVIVAL

GUIDES IN ENGINEERING AND SCINCE

www.lonestarbroadband.org
www.ftthcouncil.com

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