ECEXXX Advanced Optical Broad Band Access Network L T P C

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Version No.: 1.00
Prerequisite: EEE536 Fiber Optic Communication Networks

Objectives:
 The main aim is to introduce the Enabling Technologies
 This course discusses the critical steps and details of the developments and deployment of
emergent access network technologies.
 Introducing broad band wireless technologies
Expected Outcome:
 The students will be familiar with latest developments and advances in the area of broadband
access network technology architectures and optical access and metro network
 The students would acquire knowledge on development and deployment of Broad band
wireless and optical metro access network.

Unit I Introduction and Enabling Technologies

The Anatomy of an Access Network-The Evaluation Path typical Access networks, Broad band
Copper Access Network Using ADSL2+/VDSL2 Technology, Fiber to the Home/Building
(FTTH/B) Access Network, Point to Point Ethernet FTTH, Passive Optical Network(PON)
FTTH, Wavelength Division Multiplexing(WDM) PON FTTH, Hybrid Fiber Coax Running
DOCSIS Protocol, Wireless Access Network

Unit II Enabling Techniques For broad Band Access Networks

Fiber in the Access Network-Fiber-DSL, Hybrid Fiber –Coax, fiber –wireless, Fiber to the
Home. Basic Optical Access Network components – optical fiber, Optical Power Splitter,
Wavelength Routing Devices. FTTH Network Topologies-Point to point, Point- to-multipoint,
Cost aspects. Multiple access Techniques for a PON – Time Division Multiple Access,
Subcarrier Multiple Access, Optical Code Division Multiple Access, Wavelength Division
Multiple access, Radio over Fiber, Free space optical Communication

Unit III Enabling Broad band Wireless Technologies

Modulation- Use of limited power, Phase shift Keying Modulation, Quadrature Amplitude
Modulation, Orthogonal frequency Division multiplexing(OFDM),Coding techniques- Block
Codes, convolution codes, Turbo coding(TC),Space-Time coding, coded Modulation techniques.
Adaptive Modulation and coding (AMC).Multiple access techniques –Frequency division
Multiple access, time Division Multiple access, Orthogonal frequency division multiple access,
Combination of OFDM and CDMA system, Carrier sense multiple access protocol.

Unit IV Long reach Optical Access Networks

Research challenges- Signal power compensation, optical Source, Burst mode Receiver,
Upstream Resource Allocation. Demonstration of LR-PON-PLANET Super PON, Dynamic
bandwidth assignment.

Unit V Optical Access and Metro Network

Introduction, Optical regional access network, Stanford University Access Network, Metro
Access Ring Integrated Network, OBS Access -Metro Networks. STSRGATE- Architecture,
Discovery and Registration, ynamic bandwidth allocation and application.

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 Reference Books:
1. Abdallah Shami, Martin Maeir, Chadi Assi,” broadband Access Network Technologies and
Deployment” (Optical Networks), Biswanth Mukherjee series editor, Springer, 2009.
2. Leonid G. Kasovsky, Ning Cheng, Wei-tao Shaw, Shing wa Wong,” Broad Band Optical
Access Networks” John Wiley and Sons, INC Publication, 2011.
Mode of Evaluation: CAT- I & II, Assignments/ Quiz, Term End Examination.

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