FIBER SOURCE

Optical Dispersion

By Steven Harris – It is important to collaborate with our vendor community, the SCTE·ISBE standards programs and stay well-educated in the area of fiber optics with SCTE·ISBE offered resources.

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The Digital HFC — A Path to 10G

By Steven Harris — Seasoned telecommunication professionals are well aware of the improvements digital video offered over analog video in the network. Operators leveraged Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) digital video and RF quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM).

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An Access Network Evolution with DAA

By Steven Harris — For all the folks supporting the traditional telecommunication access network, or the network connecting our subscribers, the evolution has begun! The priority of reliability, capacity, service quality and reduced latency for the customer experience is top of mind for operators.

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10 Gbps Symmetrical with XGS-PON

By Steven Harris — Nowadays there are two symmetrical choices in the GPON roadmap for 10 Gbps: XGS-PON (ITU-T G.9807.1) and NG-PON2 (ITU-T G.989). In XGS-PON, the “X” refers to 10 Gbps while the “S” refers to symmetrical.

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Live Long and Multiplex?

By Steven Harris — This article was written to get you started on your journey to learn about the latest fiber optic technologies, protocols, and architectures leveraged in our networks.

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