Fiber to the node
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Fiber to the node (FTTN), also called fiber to the neighborhood or fiber to the cabinet (FTTCab),[1] is a telecommunication architecture based on fiber-optic cables run to a cabinet serving a neighborhood. Customers connect to this cabinet using traditional coaxial cable or twisted pair wiring. The area served by the cabinet is usually less than 1,500 m in radius and can contain several hundred customers. (If the cabinet serves an area of less than 300 m in radius then the architecture is typically called fiber to the curb.)[2]
Fiber to the node allows delivery of broadband services such as high speed internet. High speed communications protocols such as broadband cable access (typically DOCSIS) or some form of DSL are used between the cabinet and the customers. The data rates vary according to the exact protocol used and according to how close the customer is to the cabinet.
Unlike the competing fiber to the premises (FTTP) technology, fiber to the node can use the existing coaxial or twisted pair infrastructure to provide last mile service. For this reason, fiber to the node costs less to deploy. However, it also has lower bandwidth potential than fiber to the premises.
See also
- Fiber to the x
- Fiber to the premises (home/office)
- Fiber to the curb
- IEEE 802.3ah
- Fiber in the loop
- Hybrid fibre-coaxial
References
- ^ da Silva, Henrique (March, 2005), Optical Access Networks, Instituto de Telecomunicações, p. 10. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
- ^ McCullough, Don (August, 2005), "Flexibility is key to successful fiber to the premises deployments", Lightwave 22 (8). Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
External links
- Can You Say FTTN? Annie Lindstrom, Telephony Online, Jan 22, 2001
- SBC clarifies FTTN, FTTP plans Ed Gubbins, Telephony Online, Nov 12, 2004
- Easy as 1,2,3,...4 Don McCullough,"OSP Magazine", October 2005
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