Energy Consumption in Access Networks

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1 February 2008

conference paper
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

p. 1-3
DOI:10.1109/ofc.2008.4528538

Abstract

We present a comparison of energy consumption of access networks. We consider passive optical networks, fiber to the node, point-to-point optical systems and WiMAX. Optical access technologies provide the most energy-efficient solutions.

Keywords

ENERGY CONSUMPTION
PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS
OPTICAL FIBER NETWORKS
OPTICAL NETWORK UNITS
HIGH SPEED OPTICAL TECHNIQUES
OPTICAL FIBER DEVICES
WIMAX
INTERNET
OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY

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