2nd International ICST Conference on Access Networks

Research Article

On optimized Passive Optical Network (PON) deployment

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/ACCESSNETS.2007.4447124,
        author={Branka Lakic and Marek Hajduczenia},
        title={On optimized Passive Optical Network (PON) deployment},
        proceedings={2nd International ICST Conference on Access Networks},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={ACCESSNETS},
        year={2008},
        month={2},
        keywords={FTTH  PON  PSC (Passive Splitter Combiner)  clustering  genetic algorithm  optimization},
        doi={10.1109/ACCESSNETS.2007.4447124}
    }
    
  • Branka Lakic
    Marek Hajduczenia
    Year: 2008
    On optimized Passive Optical Network (PON) deployment
    ACCESSNETS
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/ACCESSNETS.2007.4447124
Branka Lakic1,*, Marek Hajduczenia1,*
  • 1: Nokia Siemens Networks S.A., R Rua Irmãos Siemens, 1, Ed. 1, Piso 1, Alfragide 2720-093 Amadora, Portugal
*Contact email: branka.lakic@siemens.com, marek.hajduczenia@siemens.com

Abstract

Service providers emphasize the need for faster, cheaper and more reliable deployment of broadband networks, therefore making the hardware manufacturers pursue innovative solutions driving down component complexity, installation time, required skill level and, ultimately, the overall deployment cost for an access network structure. The current dramatic increase in the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployment pace along with the general desire to eventually migrate completely to these systems, puts the Passive Optical Network (PON) deployment issues in the spotlight of current academic and system vendor research. Numerous publications [1-6] explore new technology developments leading to the reduction in the overall costs required to deploy FTTH networks today, especially in terms of the PON structure [7-9], installation time, and required craftsman skill level.