An analysis of the technical and economic essentials for providing video over fiber-to-the-premises networks

Bell System Technical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 181-200

  Van Veen, Doutje T ^a   Weldon, Marcus K ^a   Bahr, Charles C ^a   Harstead, Edward E ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL LINEUP; INTERNET PROTOCOLS (IP); PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (PON);

BANDWIDTH; INTERNET; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 29744458556     PISSN: 00058580     EISSN: 15387305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bltj.20088     Document Type: Article

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