Implementing Public Fiber-to-the-Home Network Projects

Abstract

In this chapter the authors explore the risks, challenges, and remediation efforts encountered in community-based residential broadband implementation efforts. The authors first summarize current research about efforts across the US, to show hot spots of activity and identify projects that have achieved a certain critical mass. The chapter reviews the literature in this area and examines communities that are implementing FTTH projects to understand the patterns of risks and challenges encountered. The authors identify a set of communities whose experiences have been the subject of case studies, to capture how they’ve addressed risks and challenges. In addition to frequently cited communities in the literature (e.g., Lafayette, LA; Bristol, VA; and Glasgow, KY), the authors highlight others that also display innovation and persistence in deploying FTTH to their citizens and encouraging subsequent adoption of broadband use, particularly as it pertains to e-government activities. Finally, the chapter suggests performance metrics for evaluating the risk and success of residential broadband projects, and recommends topics for further research.

A Model to Protect Disaster Recovery Centers from Cyber Threats with Multi-Layered Network Security Architecture

“…The basic approaches of Cyber Security and Network Security include methods that aim to protect user computers, servers, mobile systems, electronic infrastructures, and prevent access and vulnerability methods, while ensuring that the data transferred between infrastructure systems is transmitted con dentially in whole [19,20]. The solution to structural security problems is the development of new and modern architectures for DRC systems [21].…”