Abstract
We propose and experimentally demonstrate a flexible wavelength division
multiplexing/time division multiplexing network architecture for converged metro-access
environment. Entire passiveness in the fiber plant is achieved with remote amplification
in the signal distribution nodes along the metro ring and in the power splitters of the
local access tree. We assist a traditional remote pumping scheme with a distributed pump
provided by the optical network units and demonstrate that loss budgets beyond 30 dB can
be supported. Data transmission of up to 10 Gb/s is evaluated in different deployment
scenarios, reaching from a 78 km long reach rural to a dense 1:128 split/λ urban
configuration with field installed fibers, including also worst case resilience
configurations.
© 2012 IEEE
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