Applications of Monomode Fiber to Local Networks

Monomode fibers and long-wavelength lasers provide a practically unlimited transmission bandwidth over very long unrepeated distances. These unique properties open up new applications. Besides the conventional long-haul telecommunications carrier applications, new markets will develop in local netwo...

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Published in:IEEE journal on selected areas in communications 1985-11, Vol.3 (6), p.897-907
Main Author: Rocher, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Bandwidth
Broadcasting
Costs
Data communication
Exact sciences and technology
Fiber lasers
Multimedia communication
Optical fibers
Privacy
Repeaters
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
Teleprocessing networks. Isdn
Videoconference
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Summary:Monomode fibers and long-wavelength lasers provide a practically unlimited transmission bandwidth over very long unrepeated distances. These unique properties open up new applications. Besides the conventional long-haul telecommunications carrier applications, new markets will develop in local networks to take advantage of the low maintenance costs, the flexibility, and the high privacy of repeaterless fiber optic links. A first example is Aetna Life and Casualty's private corporate network in the Hartford area, a wide area corporate network (WACN) designed to support: high-quality video transmission for Video conferencing or broadcasting; conventional voice and data communications; future highspeed data communications. Different aspects of the implementation of this WACN are presented. Another example, the interconnection of CATV franchises in the same area, is also discussed.
ISSN:0733-8716
1558-0008
DOI:10.1109/JSAC.1985.1146271