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The paper discusses the merits of having a reconfigurable access network. The network is viewed as a stack of logical PONs in which bandwidth can be redistributed on an inter-PON scale. The redistribution allows for optimal distribution of bandwidth to the end user.
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Roy, R., van Etten, W. (2009). Case for Dynamic Reconfigurability in Access Networks. In: Wang, C. (eds) AccessNets. AccessNets 2008. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04648-3_17
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