Radio-over-fiber-based solution to provide broadband internet access to train passengers [Topics in optical communications]

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 56-62

  Lannoo, Bart ^a   Colle, Didier ^a   Pickavet, Mario ^a   Demeester, Piet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INTERNET; MULTIMEDIA SERVICES; QUALITY OF SERVICE; RADIO COMMUNICATION;

BROADBAND INTERNET; RADIO-OVER-FIBER NETWORK;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33947584703     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2007.313395     Document Type: Article

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