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Local Powering Solutions for Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Technology

Overview This paper starts with an overview of the markets' primary line (lifeline) powering issues, and follows with a discussion of the potential power problems that currently exist in today's marketplace. A review of the purpose for a battery back-up solution in the Fiber To The Home (FTTH) application will be followed by listing three powering options available to locally power the Optical Network Termination device (ONT) while briefly outlining the pros and cons of each available option.

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Publisher: American Power Conversion (APC)
File Format: PDF
Date Published: Jul 6, 2007
Format: White Papers
Topics: Fibre

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