Economic aspects of free space optics as an alternative broadband network connection for the last mile

Gerald Hörack; Pirmin Pezzei; Erich Leitgeb; Matthias Tischlinger

doi:10.1109/CSNDSP.2016.7574021

Economic aspects of free space optics as an alternative broadband network connection for the last mile

Gerald Hörack, Pirmin Pezzei, Erich Leitgeb, Matthias Tischlinger

Institute of Microwave and Photonic Engineering (4510)

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Abstract

n order to provide a powerful and fast communications infrastructure to end customers and private households, optical fiber connections are on the increase to close the last mile gap. However, this infrastructure expansion is slow and expensive. In contrast to optical fiber, Free Space Optics (FSO) has nowadays become a well-established technology for the last mile access. This contribution gives an overview of commercial FSO systems and investigates their integration into existing optical fiber networks from an economic point of view. Different optical fiber projects for the last mile, including fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) projects and business park connections, were investigated and compared with FSO systems. The results of the study show, that FSO is a viable and cost-effective alternative to fiber optics. Furthermore, a concept of a point-to-multipoint (P2MP) Optical Wireless (OW) system for a flexible broadband network connection in a settlement area is proposed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 10th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2016
Publisher	IEEEXplore
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-150902526-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CSNDSP.2016.7574021
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	10th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing: CSNDSP 2016 - Technische Universität Prag, Prag, Czech Republic Duration: 20 Jul 2016 → 22 Jul 2016 http://www.csndsp16.com/

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Conference	10th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing
Abbreviated title	CSNDSP
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Prag
Period	20/07/16 → 22/07/16
Other	Colloquium on Satellite and Space Communications
Internet address	http://www.csndsp16.com/

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Information, Communication & Computing

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OptiKom-F - Optical Broadband-Communication through the Air
Plank, T., Pezzei, P., Kraus, D., Pock, C., Hinteregger, M., Brandl, P., Leitgeb, E., Henkel, M., Sheikh Muhammad, S., Zettl, K., Unterhuber, P., Saleem Awan, M., Liu, Y., Ivanov, H. D. & Bekhrad, P.
1/01/00 → 1/10/29
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Forschungspreis 2018 der Bundeskammer der ZiviltechnikerInnen
Kraus, Daniel (Recipient), Apr 2019
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Economic aspects of free space optics as an alternative broadband network connection for the last mile. / Hörack, Gerald; Pezzei, Pirmin ; Leitgeb, Erich; Tischlinger, Matthias.

2016 10th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2016. IEEEXplore, 2016. 7574021.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review

Hörack, G, Pezzei, P , Leitgeb, E & Tischlinger, M 2016, Economic aspects of free space optics as an alternative broadband network connection for the last mile. in 2016 10th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2016., 7574021, IEEEXplore, 10th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, Prag, Czech Republic, 20/07/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/CSNDSP.2016.7574021

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Economic aspects of free space optics as an alternative broadband network connection for the last mile

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