Author(s):

Odling, P.; Magesacher, T.; Host, S.; Borjesson, P.O.; Berg, M.; Areizaga, E

Communications Magazine, IEEE Volume 47,  Issue 1,  January 2009 Page(s):62 - 69
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MCOM.2009.4752678

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The fourth generation broadband concept (pdf)

Abstract:
Fixed-broadband access technology is evolving from exclusively copper-based solutions to hybrid fiber-copper architectures. This article presents the expected next step in the evolution of broadband systems, which we call the fourth-generation broadband concept. It identifies a technical, infrastructural, and economical niche and describes how the fiber-access network is extended and forked to feed a last and ultimate generation of DSL systems, shown to have gigabit potential. The underlying infrastructural concept is presented, economic aspects are described and discussed, and achievable data rates are calculated.

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