re: electrical powering of end points in the home through fiber-loop derived photovoltaics: Optical Solutions, Inc.
"The node is FiberPath's patented Home Universal Demarcation Point (HUDP), which converts the energy from fiber optic light signals into electrical signals needed for telephones, televisions and data modems. With the HUDP, resident subscribers can receive up to four telephone lines, up to 80 analog CATV channels plus digital CATV, and up to 10 Mbps high-speed data scalable in 64 Kbps increments." [[fac: weren't we -I think it was I either here or on LMT- rather half-heartedly kibitzing about this, about six months ago, and didn't someone else just recently declare that powering the end point appliances over the local fiber loop through photovoltaics was still an unthinkable prospect?]]
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You begin to sense that something is brewing in an industry when twice in a week, after no previous mentions of same, two vendors come out and declare "affordable" solutions for a solution. In this case, FTTH. Earlier in the week it was _________ (someone fill in the blank please), and today it's Optical Solutions.
In the following release, does Optical Solutions merely provide the wares to support pulling fiber to the home, or, do they provide what we are to regard as "the" fiber to the home solution, as in FTTH?
Has anyone, in fact, come across a blueprint outside of the PONS associated with the full service area network (FSAN) concept, that purports to be specifically one that defines "FTTH"?
The question begs to be answered, who should be the author of the next major terrestrial fiber platform definition? One in which the legacy components of analog RF have been removed, and super-high transport is achieved over GB/10GB/100GB Ethernets and de-coupled from SONET baggage ATMnets.
The Optical Solutions release follows. Enjoy,
FAC
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Optical Solutions Extends Fiber-to-the-Home to Large Service Providers With New FiberPath(TM) Digital Access Platform
June 7, 2000
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System Makes Fiber-to-the-Home an Affordable Alternative to Service Providers
Who Would Otherwise be Restricted to Less Robust xDSL or HFC Solutions
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Optical Solutions Inc., the worldwide leader in fiber-to-the-home solutions for delivery of voice, video and high-speed data, today introduced the FiberPath(TM) Digital Access Platform (DAP) for remote digital telephony from a GR-303 interface. The product was unveiled at the SuperComm 2000 show in Atlanta, Ga.
The FiberPath DAP builds on and extends the original FiberPath(TM) system, which was designed for co-location with a classic analog signaling switch. The new FiberPath DAP enables remote digital signaling from a Class 5 switch with GR-303 interface, allowing large service providers to provide clear, distortion-free digital voice services all the way to the home without redundant conversions to analog lines. The new digital telephony capability is bundled with entertainment video and high-speed data, and delivered to subscribers via a passive optical network.
"FiberPath DAP was designed with the larger service provider in mind," said Optical Solutions President and COO Roger Weingarth. "It gives them a way to maximize the use of their existing bandwidth by allowing full line concentration. For example, using four to one concentration nearly 100 phone lines can be supported on one T1 circuit and even a partially filled DS-3 to the GR-303 switch allows more than 2,000 users per FiberPath system. Ultimately, it makes fiber-to-the-home an affordable alternative to large service providers who would otherwise be restricted to less robust xDSL or HFC solutions."
Optical Solutions partnered with ANDA Networks, a leading provider of high-performance next generation access networks, to develop the GR-303 interface capability. "We're pleased to be contributing to this exciting new technology for the local loop," said Charles Kenmore, president and CEO of ANDA Networks. "By incorporating our UAP 2000 platform with Optical Solutions' FiberPath, we're making fiber-to-the-home a possibility for country, suburban and city dwellers alike."
The FiberPath DAP system functions with a Central Office-based head-end bay, which uses the ANDA platform to connect to a carrier's optical backbone while transmitting optical light signals to and from a residence-mounted node via a passive optical network.
The node is FiberPath's patented Home Universal Demarcation Point (HUDP), which converts the energy from fiber optic light signals into electrical signals needed for telephones, televisions and data modems. With the HUDP, resident subscribers can receive up to four telephone lines, up to 80 analog CATV channels plus digital CATV, and up to 10 Mbps high-speed data scalable in 64 Kbps increments.
"Service providers know that with a fiber optic infrastructure in the local loop, they can accommodate consumers' escalating bandwidth needs well into the future," Weingarth said. "Planting anything less than fiber in a trench today is a compromise."
Minneapolis, Minn.-based Optical Solutions Inc. is a privately held, venture capital-backed company founded in 1994. Optical Solutions is leading the industry with its patented FiberPath solution for delivering voice, video and high-speed data directly to the home and broader community. Optical Solutions' customers include a variety of competitive and independent local exchange carriers, communications equipment resellers and other service providers. Currently, Optical Solutions has 17 customer deployments underway throughout the United States and Canada.
SOURCE Optical Solutions Inc.
CONTACT: Jackie Erspamer, Public Relations Consultant of Erspamer Public Relations, 612-226-5662, for Optical Solutions Inc.
Web site: opticalsolutions.com
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