Fixed mobile convergence architectures for broadband access: Integration of EPON and WiMAX

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 44-50

  Shen, Gangxiang ^a   Tucker, Rodney S ^a   Chae, Chang Joon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND NETWORKS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

BROADBAND ACCESS ARCHITECTURES; FIBER COMMUNICATIONS; MOBILE CONVERGENCE ARCHITECTURE; NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT FEATURES; WIMAX TECHNOLOGIES;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 34548618075     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2007.4290313     Document Type: Article

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