Fiber-wireless (fFWi) access networks: A survey Export

@article{citeulike:4165077, abstract = {This article provides an up-to-date survey of hybrid fiber-wireless (FiWi) access networks that leverage on the respective strengths of opticaland wireless technologies and converge them seamlessly. FiWi networks become rapidlymature and give rise to new powerful access network solutions and paradigms. The survey first overviews the state of the art, enabling technologies and future developments of wireless and optical access networks, respectively, paying particularattention to wireless mesh networks andfiber to the home networks. After briefly reviewing some generic integration approaches of EPON and WiMAX networks, several recentlyproposed FiWi architectures based on differentoptical network topologies and WiFi technology are described. Finally, technological challenge toward the realization and commercial adoption of future FiWi access networks are identified.}, author = {Ghazisaidi, N. and Maier, M. and Assi, C. M.}, booktitle = {Communications Magazine, IEEE}, citeulike-article-id = {4165077}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2009.4785396}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4785396}, doi = {10.1109/MCOM.2009.4785396}, journal = {Communications Magazine, IEEE}, keywords = {access, fiwi, future, network, rof, survey, work}, number = {2}, pages = {160--167}, posted-at = {2009-03-11 11:22:28}, priority = {0}, title = {Fiber-wireless (fFWi) access networks: A survey}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2009.4785396}, volume = {47}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4165077 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4165077 N2 - This article provides an up-to-date survey of hybrid fiber-wireless (FiWi) access networks that leverage on the respective strengths of opticaland wireless technologies and converge them seamlessly. FiWi networks become rapidlymature and give rise to new powerful access network solutions and paradigms. The survey first overviews the state of the art, enabling technologies and future developments of wireless and optical access networks, respectively, paying particularattention to wireless mesh networks andfiber to the home networks. After briefly reviewing some generic integration approaches of EPON and WiMAX networks, several recentlyproposed FiWi architectures based on differentoptical network topologies and WiFi technology are described. Finally, technological challenge toward the realization and commercial adoption of future FiWi access networks are identified. IS - 2 JF - Communications Magazine, IEEE EP - 167 TI - Fiber-wireless (fFWi) access networks: A survey VL - 47 T2 - Communications Magazine, IEEE SP - 160 KW - access KW - fiwi KW - future KW - network KW - rof KW - survey KW - work AU - Ghazisaidi, N AU - Maier, M AU - Assi, CM PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2009.4785396 ER -