TheSLC 96Subscriber Loop Carrier System: The FiberSLCCarrier System

Bohn, P.P.; Brackett, C.A.; Rao, T.N.; Saul, R. H.

doi:10.1002/j.1538-7305.1984.tb00082.x

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“…The existing loop portion ofthe network-i.e., the media that connect subscribers to the central office-consists predominantly of pairs of copper conductors. In 1982 whenAT&T introduced the firstfiber SLC® carriersystem, 1 fiber startedto provide the feeder portion of the loop (see Figure 1a). [The feeder is the part between the central office and the remote terminal (RT).…”

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Fiber in the Loop

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Kania

Nemchik

et al. 1992

At&T Technical Journal

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The close ofthe 1980s saw many trials and applications ofjiber in the loop or FITL. Most delivered traditional telephony (i.e., narrowband) services to the home, but a few provided both narrowband and entertainment video (i.e., broadband) services. During thattime, the local-exchange carriers (LECs) also formulated theirobjectives and strategies for deploying FITL. As they gained a betterunderstanding ofthe marketplace and the political realities ofdelivering video services, the LECs adopted an FITL-deployment strategy based on strict cost-effectiveness for the delivery oftraditional telephone services. However, any fiber-optic access architecture theyadopt has to supportbroadband services in the future. To address the costand service challenges ofFITL, the LECs and vendors must continually evaluate many alternative access architectures to identify potential advantages that can help fiber access achieve costparity with copper access. Total system costs must be considered including electrical and optical components, powering system, fiber and cable components, and life-cycle costs (Le., administration, maintenance, assignment, and provisioning operations).

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Fiber in the Loop

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Nemchik

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Optical Communications

Kogelnik

2003

Digital Encyclopedia of Applied Physics

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Optical Communications

Kogelnik¹

2004

Digital Encyclopedia of Applied Physics

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This article discusses the fundamentals of optical fiber transmission technology and its basic building blocks. It aims to explain the principal characteristics of optical fibers, such as chromatic dispersion, of optical‐fiber amplifiers, including the noise they generate, and of semiconductor lasers. Also included is a discussion of optical receivers and their sensitivities, of nonlinear phenomena in optical‐fibers, of solitons, and of various transmission network architectures such as passive optical networks (PONs).

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TheSLC 96Subscriber Loop Carrier System: The FiberSLCCarrier System

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