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The Evolution of the Optical Network

Overview Service providers are extending fiber deeper into the access network than ever before to meet the higher bandwidth demands of consumers. The high bandwidth requirements generated by new triple- and quadruple-play services, particularly in the video arena, are rapidly exhausting the capabilities of legacy copper infrastructures in the access network. The need to convert from copper to fiber is presenting new challenges, particularly in the Central Offices (COs), head-ends, data centers and Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs). Converting to fiber in areas that have been traditionally copper is resulting in more fiber connections between the equipment and a requirement for higher-density fiber terminations.

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ADC Telecommunications
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Date Published
Sep 11, 2008
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Optical Networking

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