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FTTH Basics and Network Design Mark Boxer, Jeff Bush OFS
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Drivers for FTTH Why Fiber? Fiber Feeds Everything Nuts and Bolts - The Components Installation Techniques Network Architectures and Planning
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Bandwidth – then, now, and next Then
25 Mbps
Now
1.5 Mbps
≈ 0.6 kbps Next
VR > 500 MBPS
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2 Mbps
9 Mbps 6 Mbps
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Drivers for FTTH Why Fiber? Fiber Feeds Everything Nuts and Bolts - The Components Installation Techniques Network Architectures and Planning
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Why Fiber? Greater Bandwidth, Longer Distance, Lowest Cost / Bit
Copper
Bandwidth
Distance Cost per Bit
Fiber 2,400 Pair Copper Cable 100 Gbps to 1KM
1 Fiber Cable > 50 Tbps > 5,000 KM
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Why fiber? Metal cables and wireless have significant limitations • • • •
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Reliable - Fewer truck rolls with fiber Lower power consumption versus DSL/HFC Not affected by lightning, rain, humidity issues No maintenance needed for amplifiers
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Feature
Benefit
High bandwidth
High information carrying capacity
Low attenuation
Long distances without repeaters, less expensive
Light weight Small size
Easier installations Unobtrusive
No metallic conductors
No grounding problems No “crosstalk”
Passive
No power requirements No circuit protection needed
Inexpensive
Widely deployable & cost effective
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Drivers for FTTH Why Fiber? Fiber Feeds Everything Nuts and Bolts - The Components Installation Techniques Network Architectures and Planning
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Fiber Feeds the Cell Network • Mobile bandwidth demand, driven by smartphones and video, is growing rapidly • Fiber is needed to and up the tower for 4G networks and beyond • Fiber has many advantages for cell network operators:
Bandwidth
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Weight Tower loading/bracing Grounding Installation time Power losses Space Cooling requirements
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Fiber in Telephone and Cable Networks Telephone: FTTN - Fiber to the Curb/Node Cable: HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax Central Office OLT
Powered Switch or Node
12 - 24 fibers
Twisted Pair or Coax
Typical Distance Range
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Fiber to the Node, Copper/coax to the home
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Bandwidth variable based on distance, metal cable quality, node size
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Asymmetric bandwidth (more downstream than upstream) FTTH Basics and Network Design
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Fiber Feeds the Power Network • Fiber is an integral part of the utility communications network • Substation to substation communications • Equipment within substations • FTTH – Primarily municipalities and co-ops • Smart grid initiatives are changing the nature of power delivery Nuclear
Renewable Transmission
Distribution
Smart Meter --:Information
Micro Grid
--:Power
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Drivers for FTTH Why Fiber? Fiber Feeds Everything Nuts and Bolts - The Components Installation Techniques Designing the OSP Network
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Optical Fiber Fastest Comms Pipe Available
Light ray
Coating Cladding Core
• Light travels in core and is constrained by the cladding • Acrylate coating protects pure silica (glass) cladding
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Fiber Structure 125 microns
• Core - The center of a fiber – Typically contains dopants to change speed of light
Coatings
• Cladding - Outer layer of glass to contain light
Cladding
– Different refractive index
• Coating - Cushions and protects fibers
vv vs
Core
8-62.5 microns
200-250 microns 13
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Main Fiber Types Single-mode & Multimode • Single-mode fiber – Carries only one mode of light – Used for the majority of FTTH deployments • Multimode fiber – Carries multiple modes of light
Index of Refraction Profiles
8-10 µm 125 µm
Singlemode
cladding
core 50-62.5 µm
Multimode
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125 µm
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Bend Insensitive Fiber Enables Fiber in Non-traditional Places
Conventional Singlemode fiber
Bend insensitive Singlemode fiber
Small radius
Service Disrupted
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Small radius
Service Maintained
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FTTH Network Macro View
Central Office / Headend
Drop Closures or Terminals
Drop Cable
Splitter Cabinet Underground Cable 16
Splice Closures
Direct Buried Cable
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Aerial Cable OFS – Boxer, Bush
Outside Plant Fiber Cable • Most often “loose tube” cable structure – Fibers loose in buffer tubes • Handles stress/strain and temperature fluctuations and climatic extremes
– Also available in ribbons – Fibers and buffers are color coded • Underground applications – Direct Buried – typically armored – Duct cable • Aerial applications – Lashed to a messenger – All-Dielectric, Self-Supporting (ADSS) 17
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Buffer tube Fiber
Loose buffer tube structure
Ribbon fiber and cable structure
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Inside Plant Fiber Cable
• Indoor cables are different than outdoor cables • Most often “tight buffer” cable structure – Provides additional protection for frequent handling – Easier connectorization • Multiple types of cable structures • Riser, plenum, low smoke/zero halogen products – Designed to meet flame smoke ratings • Yellow jacket indicates single-mode fiber
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Fiber Management Devices Closures, Terminals
• Fiber management devices are used in the central office or remote cabinets • Closures are used in the field to connect cables and fibers • Terminals are often used for the final drop to the home • Multiple designs available for each component
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Connectors and splitters Connectors • “SC” and “LC” most common • Color indicates polish (back reflection) • Blue = “Ultra” polish
SC Connector
Splitter
• Green = “Angle” polish • LC Connector
MPO Connector (12 fiber ribbon connector)
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Splitters Used with Passive Optical Network (PON) systems
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Used to split one fiber into multiple fibers – Decreases power – Splits bandwidth
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Split ratios are powers of 2 – 1x2, to 1x64 (1x32 most common) FTTH Basics and Network Design
Splitter in splice tray
Splitter Cabinet
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MDU and in-home Deployments • MDU and in-home installations are different than outside plant • Most inside installations require tight bends and bend insensitive fibers • Manufacturers have developed fibers and products for these applications
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Drivers for FTTH Why Fiber? Fiber Feeds Everything Nuts and Bolts - The Components Installation Techniques Network Architectures and Planning
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OSP Cable Placement Options
Aerial • Fast, minimal restoration time • Typical choice for overbuilding existing aerial plant
Below Grade • Required if no existing aerial plant •
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Aesthetically pleasing!
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Splicing
Fusion • Most common type of splice • Fibers joined together and melted at approximately 1600 degrees C
Illustration of electrodes used to form fusion splicing arc
Mechanical • Common overseas • Less common in US FTTH installations Splice sleeve to cover completed splice
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Optical Loss Budget Designers must ensure adequate optical power going both directions
Fiber Management
OLT
Unmanaged Switch
Encoder & DVD
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Component
Typical loss values @ 1550 nm
Fiber
0.2 dB/km
Splices
0.05 dB
Connectors
0.2 dB
Splitters (1x32)
17-18 dB
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Drivers for FTTH Why Fiber? Fiber Feeds Everything Flavors of FTTx Nuts and Bolts - The Components Installation Techniques Network Architectures and Planning
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FTTX Network Planning Establish Ultimate Network Plan • Ensures incremental additions support ultimate objectives
Network Plan Objectives • Reduce installed costs
• Increase speed of network build • Increase return on investment o
Target network segments based on ROI
• Streamline build cost estimation process Example Network Plan Cable route design for 10k premise network
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FTTX Architectures GPON
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GE-PON
Current Gen
Next Gen
Current Gen
Next Gen
Point to Point (Active Ethernet)
Downstream Bandwidth
2.4 Gbps total
10 Gbps total
1.2 Gbps total
10 Gbps total
100 -1000 Mbps per sub
Upstream Bandwidth
1.2 Gbps total
10 Gbps total
1.2 Gbps total
10 Gbps total
100 -1000 Mbps per sub
Typical distance
20 km
20 km
20 km
20 km
20 km
Wavelengths (nm), Downstream Upstream
1490 1310
1577 1270
1550 1310
1577 1270
1550 1310
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FTTX Architectures Active Ethernet (Active E) or Point-to-point (P2P) Central Office or Powered Cabinet
Dedicated Fibers SFU
Electronics MDU
Business
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Requires largest cables and most splicing
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Highest cost of electronics per customer
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Maximum bandwidth per customer
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FTTX Architectures PON - Central Office Splitting Central Office or Powered Cabinet
Dedicated Fibers SFU
OLT
F2 Fibers
F1 Fibers
MDU
Splitter Business
Shared Fibers
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Requires largest cables and most splicing
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Maximizes OLT port utilization
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Utilized in dense urban deployments
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FTTX Architectures PON - Cabinet Splitting Dedicated Fibers
Central Office or Powered Cabinet
SFU
Splitter Cabinet OLT
F1 Fibers
F2 Fibers
MDU
Splitter Shared Fibers •
Business
Closely resembles copper networks o Cross connect cabinets
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Limits initial OLT utilization
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Most common method of deployment in U.S.
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FTTX Architectures PON - Distributed Splitting Central Office or Powered Cabinet Splice Closures
Splitter
Splitter
OLT
F1 Fibers
Dedicated Fibers
Shared Fibers
Business
F1 Fibers
F1 Fibers
MDU
SFU
SFU
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Greatly reduces cable sizes and splicing
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Requires more OLT ports than CO or cabinet splitting o Typical break-even take rate is 20-25%
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FTTX Architectures PON - Cascaded Splitting “S2” Splitter
Shared Fibers
Central Office or Powered Cabinet
2nd
SFU SFU
1st
OLT
“S1” Splitter F1 Fibers
F1 Fibers
Dedicated Fibers MDU Splice Closure Or Cabinet
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Splice Closure
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Minimizes cable sizes and splicing
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Ideal for rural deployments
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“S2” Splitter
Business
2nd
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FTTX Architectures Distributed / Cascaded Splitting versus CO / Cabinet Splitting 1. Significantly reduces cable sizes 2. Significantly reduces splicing requirements
Advantages
3. Eliminates need for splitter cabinets •
Associated permitting
1. 100% splitter installation
Disadvantages
• Initial as opposed to incremental
2. 100% OLT port installation • Initial as opposed to incremental
Typical break-even take rate is 20-25% • •
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Greater than 25% - distributed / cascaded more economical Less than 20% - CO / cabinet more economical
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Summary • Video, internet, and new applications are driving bandwidth increases that require fiber • Fiber is the best method for providing low cost, high bandwidth services •
Lowest cost/bit
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Lowest OPEX
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More reliable than metallic technologies
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Lower attenuation, weight
• Fiber architectures include multiple types of PON and point-to-point
• Multiple ways of deploying FTTH •
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OSP design decisions have significant impacts on network build costs
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Questions? Mark Boxer Applications Engineering Manager, OFS
[email protected] 252 495-4131 Jeff Bush Professional Services Manager, OFS
[email protected] 770 241-4713
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Backup
Backup Slides
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FTTX Architectures Active Ethernet (Active E) or Point-to-point (P2P) Central Office or Powered Cabinet Electronics
Factory Installed Connector
Splice Panel
Jumpers OSP Cable
Customers
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FTTX Architectures PON - Central Office Splitting
Central Office or Powered Cabinet Optical Terminal
Shelf Mount Splitter
Jumpers F1 Fibers
Splice Panel
Jumpers F2 Fibers
Factory Installed Connectors
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OSP Cables F2 Fibers Customers
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FTTX Architectures PON - Cabinet Splitting Central Office or Powered Cabinet
Splitter Cabinet Splitters
OLT Splitter Tails Factory Connectorized
Splice Panel
Cabinet Tails OSP Cables
Hand Hole
OSP Cables F1 Fibers
OSP Cables F2 Fibers
Customers
Splice Closure
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FTTX Architectures PON - Distributed or Cascaded Splitting Central Office or Powered Cabinet OLT
Splice Tray
Service Drop Connection Point Aka “terminal”
Splitter Splice Panel
OSP Cables F1 Fibers
OSP Cables F2 Fibers
Service Drops
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Customers
Customers
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FTTX Architectures Design Comparison Cabinet vs. Distributed Splitting
92% 24 or 36 count cables
62% 48 or larger count cables
Cabinet Split Design • •
6,622 premises 9,933 fusion splices
1.5 splices / premise
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50% Variance in Splicing
Distributed Split Design • •
6,127 premises 6,139 fusion splices
1.0 splices / premise
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