Characterizing capital and operational tradeoffs resulting from fiber-to-the-home optical network architecture choice

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2009.

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Main Author: Rand-Nash, Thomas
Other Authors: Richard Roth and Randolph Kirchain.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53222
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spelling mit-1721.1/532222019-04-12T09:49:56Z Characterizing capital and operational tradeoffs resulting from fiber-to-the-home optical network architecture choice Rand-Nash, Thomas Richard Roth and Randolph Kirchain. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering. Engineering Systems Division. Materials Science and Engineering. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2009. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-128). This thesis explores the impact of relative lifecycle cost tradeoffs on technology strategy, and characterizes two factors driving these costs: population demographics, and uncertainty in component costs. The methodology developed consists of three novel components which address gaps in the current literature in the areas of large-scale network design, multi-attribute population characterization, and cost modeling. Three technologies representing near, mid, and long-term fiber-to-the-home gigabit passive optical network solutions, and seven implementation strategies are dimensioned for two significantly different population demographics, each representing large coverage regions containing millions of subscribers. The methodology is able to successfully characterize how relative network topologies changed as a function of population attributes, revealing complex cost tradeoffs between technology strategies. by Thomas Rand-Nash. S.M. 2010-03-25T15:16:59Z 2010-03-25T15:16:59Z 2009 2009 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53222 530158721 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 128 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Materials Science and Engineering.
Rand-Nash, Thomas
Characterizing capital and operational tradeoffs resulting from fiber-to-the-home optical network architecture choice
title Characterizing capital and operational tradeoffs resulting from fiber-to-the-home optical network architecture choice
title_full Characterizing capital and operational tradeoffs resulting from fiber-to-the-home optical network architecture choice
title_fullStr Characterizing capital and operational tradeoffs resulting from fiber-to-the-home optical network architecture choice
title_full_unstemmed Characterizing capital and operational tradeoffs resulting from fiber-to-the-home optical network architecture choice
title_short Characterizing capital and operational tradeoffs resulting from fiber-to-the-home optical network architecture choice
title_sort characterizing capital and operational tradeoffs resulting from fiber to the home optical network architecture choice
topic Engineering Systems Division.
Materials Science and Engineering.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53222
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