FiWi access networks / Martin Maier, Navid Ghazisaidi.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Part I. Introduction. 1. Broadband access -- 2. Legacy broadband technologies -- Part II. Fiber Access Networks. 3. GPON -- 4. EPON -- 5. Next-generation PON -- Part III. Wireless Access Networks. 6. WiFi -- 7. WiMAX -- 8. LTE -- 9. Wireless mesh networks -- Part IV. FiWi Access Networks. 10. RoF vs. R&F networks -- 11. Architectures -- 12. Network planning and reconfiguration -- 13. Techno-economic analysis -- 14. Network coding -- 15. Optical and wireless protection -- 16. Hierarchical frame aggregation -- 17. Routing and QoS continuity -- 18. Smart grid communications.

The evolution of broadband access networks toward bimodal fiber-wireless (FiWi) access networks, described in this book, may be viewed as the endgame of broadband access. After discussing the economic impact of broadband access and current worldwide deployment statistics, all the major legacy wireline and wireless broadband access technologies are reviewed. State-of-the-art GPON and EPON fiber access networks are described, including their migration to next-generation systems such as OCDMA and OFDMA PONs. The latest developments of wireless access networks are covered, including VHT WLAN, Gigabit WiMAX, LTE and WMN. The advantages of FiWi access networks are demonstrated by applying powerful network coding, heterogeneous optical and wireless protection, hierarchical frame aggregation, hybrid routing and QoS continuity techniques across the optical-wireless interface. The book is an essential reference for anyone working on optical fiber access networks, wireless access networks or converged FiWi systems.