The role of optical CDMA in access networks

Andrew Stok; Edward H. Sargent

doi:10.1109/MCOM.2002.1031833

The role of optical CDMA in access networks

Andrew Stok^*, Edward H. Sargent

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We investigate the possible role of optical CDMA (O-CDMA) in future access networks. We begin with a short review of the O-CDMA technique for those unfamiliar with the technology. Next, we investigate in detail those characteristics of O-CDMA that make it an attractive technology for application in metro access networks: fairness, flexibility, simplified network control and management, service differentiation, and increased security. Although O-CDMA has many favorable attributes, it also has several actual or perceived drawbacks. We discuss the technical, economic, and perception barriers that may have limited the widescale deployment of O-CDMA access networks. We try to determine which of these drawbacks may be surmountable in the near future and which may be true "show-stoppers".

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	83-87
Number of pages	5
Journal	IEEE Communications Magazine
Volume	40
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2002.1031833
State	Published - Sep 2002

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