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A bandwidth scalable OFDM passive optical network for future access network

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In order to reduce the cost for delivering the ever increasing broadband services, network providers need to simplify their network architectures and have a better control of the bandwidth. In this article, we propose a simple and cost-effective bandwidth scalable passive optical network (PON) based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (BSOFDM-PON). We report performance analysis in terms of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), bit-error-rate (BER), and error vector magnitude (EVM) of a PON system accommodating 32 optical network units (ONUs). Our simulations have successfully demonstrated that throughputs of 35.5 and 53.2 Gbps can be achieved using 16 and 64 QAM, respectively, within a total distance ranging from 20 to 30 km. It gives throughputs of 1.10 and 1.66 Gbps per ONU.

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  1. Laboratório de Telecomunicações, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil

    Daniel J. C. Coura, Jair A. L. Silva & Marcelo E. V. Segatto

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Coura, D.J.C., Silva, J.A.L. & Segatto, M.E.V. A bandwidth scalable OFDM passive optical network for future access network. Photon Netw Commun 18, 409–416 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11107-009-0203-0

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