Broadband services delivery over an ATM PON FTTx system

Abstract

The specification of a cost-effective full services access network (FSAN) has been the target and ambition of telecommunications operators. With such fully managed architecture the telecommunications operator can be sure of providing the variety of narrowband and broadband services including digital broadcast services, video on demand, IP services and traditional telecommunication services including POTs, ISDN, ATM and circuit emulation. In 1999, EURESCOM has launched the BOBAN project which considers the evaluation and testing of new broadband access technologies in a field, or lab trial environment. A primary consideration is the evaluation of FSAN-like systems and the interconnection to service platforms for the provisioning of symmetric and asymmetric broadband services, including point-to-point and point-to-multipoint broadcast services. More specifically, the scope of part of this program is to evaluate, in the field or laboratory, FTTCab/B/H solutions with connections to service platforms. The document presents a description of this on-going project.