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The fourth generation broadband concept

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Summary, in English

Fixed-broadband access technology is evolving from exclusively copper-based solutions to hybrid fiber-copper architectures. This article presents the expected next step in the evolution of broadband systems, which we call the fourth-generation broadband concept. It identifies a technical, infrastructural, and economical niche and describes how the fiber-access network is extended and forked to feed a last and ultimate generation of DSL systems, shown to have gigabit potential. The underlying infrastructural concept is presented, economic aspects are described and discussed, and achievable data rates are calculated.

Publishing year

2009

Language

English

Pages

63-69

Publication/Series

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volume

47

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Topic

  • Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

Status

Published

Research group

  • Broadband Communication

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0163-6804