Advanced Fiber Access Networks takes a holistic view of broadband
access networks--from architecture to network technologies and network
economies. The book reviews pain points and challenges that broadband
service providers face (such as network construction, fiber cable
efficiency, transmission challenges, network scalability, etc.) and how
these challenges are tackled by new fiber access transmission
technologies, protocols and architecture innovations. Chapters cover
fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) applications as well as fiber backhauls in
other access networks such as 5G wireless and hybrid-fiber-coax (HFC)
networks. In addition, it covers the network economy, challenges in
fiber network construction and deployment, and more.
Finally, the book examines scaling issues and bottlenecks in an
end-to-end broadband network, from Internet backbones to inside customer
homes, something rarely covered in books.