TY - BOOK AU - Kazovsky,Leonid G. ED - Wiley InterScience (Online service) TI - Broadband optical access networks: emerging technologies and optical-wireless convergence SN - 9780470910931 AV - TK5103.59 .B73 2011 U1 - 621.382/7 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley-Interscience KW - Optical communications KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Telecommunications KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Frontmatter -- Broadband Access Technologies: An Overview -- Optical Communications: Components and Systems -- Passive Optical Networks: Architectures and Protocols -- Next-Generation Broadband Optical Access Networks -- Hybrid Optical Wireless Access Networks -- Index N2 - "Broadband optical access network is an ideal solution to alleviate the first/last mile bottleneck of current Internet infrastructures. Richly illustrated throughout to help clarify important topics, Broadband Optical Access Networks covers the architectures, protocols enabling technologies of broadband optical access networks, and all current and future competing technologies for access networks. This comprehensive work presents the evolution of optical access networks, including reach extension, bandwidth enhancement, and discusses the convergence of optical and wireless technologies for broadband access, making it an invaluable reference for researchers, electrical engineers, and graduate students"--; "This comprehensive reference covers the architectures, protocols enabling technologies of broadband optical access networks and all current and future competing technologies for access networks"-- UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470910931 ER -