Ethernet access network based on free-space optic deployment technology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5338, Issue , 2004, Pages 131-142

  Gebhart, M ^a   Leitgeb, E ^a   Birnbacher, U ^a   Schrotter, P ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Access Networks; Ethernet; FSO; Last Mile Bottleneck

Indexed keywords

BROADCASTING; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PACKET NETWORKS; RADIO; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TELEPHONE; TELEVISION; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ACCESS NETWORKS; ETHERNET; FREE SPACE OPTICS; LAST MILE BOTTLENECK;

SPACE OPTICS;

EID: 3543141844     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.528590     Document Type: Conference Paper

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