An alternative access technology for next generation networks based on full-optical wireless communication links

International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 1st ITU-T Kaleidoscope Academic Conference, Innovations in NGN, K-INGN

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Matsumoto, Mitsuji ^a   Kazaura, Kamugisha ^a   Dat, Pham ^a   Shah, Alam ^a   Omae, Kazunori ^a   Suzuki, Toshiji ^a   Wakamori, Kazuhiko ^a   Higashino, Takeshi ^b   Tsukamoto, Katsutoshi ^b   Komaki, Shozo ^b  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Access technology; Atmospheric turbulence; Full Optical Wireless Communication (F OWC) system; Next Generation Network (NGN); Optical fiber

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; MULTIMEDIA SERVICES; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL LINKS; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TRANSCEIVERS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

ACCESS TECHNOLOGY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; FULL-OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION (F-OWC) SYSTEM; NEXT GENERATION NETWORK (NGN); OPTICAL FIBER;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 50849141962     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/KINGN.2008.4542269     Document Type: Conference Paper

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