NDLI: Cost Analysis of WDM and TDM Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Networks: A System-of-Systems Approach

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Rokkas, T. Neokosmidis, I. Katsianis, D. Varoutas, D.
Copyright Year	1998
Abstract	A system-of-systems (SoS) approach for wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) and time-division multiplexing (TDM) fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) telecommunication networks is presented. Cost evolution curves for individual systems as well for whole FTTH WDM and TDM networks are presented. The analysis can be exploited for a fast and accurate analysis of FTTH deployment costs in dense urban, urban, and suburban areas from the technoeconomic point of view, which is of paramount importance for telecom operators, equipment vendors, regulators, and policy makers. The impact of delaying the deployments or adopting different rollout strategies is also investigated and presented. The SoS emergent behavior is further revealed using exploratory modeling. The results reveal that in all cases, the WDM solution is more expensive than TDM. The total cost for suburban areas is almost six times higher than in dense urban areas and four times than urban areas.
Starting Page	1842
Ending Page	1853
Page Count	12
File Size	1934785
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10946977
Volume Number	42
Issue Number	6
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-11-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Optical fiber subscriber loops Maintenance engineering Wavelength division multiplexing Passive optical networks Time division multiplexing wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) SoS Cost learning curves fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) optical communications system-of-systems (SoS) technoeconomics telecommunications time-division multiplexing (TDM) SoS
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Control and Systems Engineering Information Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering Human-Computer Interaction Computer Science Applications Software

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