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FTTX Networks: Technology Implementation and Operation provides an in-depth treatment of the technology and implementation of FTTX networks, discusses the environment that gave rise to FTTX, provides a survey of the available FTTX technologies, and gives users the state-of-the-art knowledge needed for successful deployment of FTTX.

The book includes hands-on project planning engineering design and operations checklists, as well as recommended best practices for configuring FTTH systems and the data networks preceding them for IPTV, voice, and data, with case studies of actual FTTH systems and a methodology for predicting the performance of real systems. This book is a must-read for all network engineers, technical businesspeople, and technical specialists engaged in building FTTX networks, from technology selection, to fielding the network in production, to implementation.

Compares, contrasts, and explains FTTX technologies
Provides hands-on project planning, engineering design, and operations checklists, allowing for a quick climb up the network design, deployment, and implementation learning curves
Discusses recommended best practices for configuring FTTH systems and the data networks preceding them, for IPTV, voice, and data
Includes case studies of actual FTTH systems and their configurations
Covers a methodology for predicting the performance of real systems, particularly in the optical domain

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Part 1. Overview of FTTx 1. Introduction 2. Deciding to Build an FTTx Network

Part 2. FTTx Technologies 3. EPON 4. GPON 5. Other Network Standards 6. Optical Layer Issues 7. Choosing an FTTx Technology

Part 3. FTTx Network Implementation 8. Planning to Implement the Network 9. Outside Plant 10. Data Services Architecture 11. Video Overview and Broadcast Video Architecture 12. IPTV Architecture 13. VoIP Architecture 14. Network Management Architecture and Design

Part 4. FTTx Network Operation 15. Production Operations 16. Performance Management 17. Identifying Network Threats and Security Vulnerabilities

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Farmer, James
James Farmer is currently Chief Network Architect, for Aurora Networks where he leads the strategy and design of Aurora´s next generation broadband network. Previously Jim was the Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President of Quality at ANTEC. A respected industry expert and communicator, Jim is widely published and is active in the National Cable Television Association (NCTA), the Society of Cable Television Engineers (SCTE), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), among others. Jim is the co-author of Modern Cable Television Technology 2E (Elsevier 2003) and Broadband and Cable Access Networks (2008 Elsevier).

Lane, Brian
Brian Lane is currently Product Manager for FTTH Technology for Aurora Networks. Previously Brian held similar positions at Enablence Systems/Wave7 Optics. Brian regularly speaks at industry conferences including FTTH Conference & Expo, Interop and others.

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