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Fiber optic equipment generally has a range of 12 miles with standard passive optical network (PON)electronics 6 and almost 50 miles with higher-powered electronics. 7 The range eliminates the need forelectronics or powering in the middle of most networks, reducing the network’s required staffing andmaintenance and improving availability during storms or mass power outages. 8 Fiber can becontinuously upgraded simply by replacing or upgrading the network electronics at the ends.Figure 24 illustrates a sample FTTP network, demonstrating how high levels of capacity and reliabilityare brought directly to the premises. Figure 25 illustrates at a higher level of detail how an FTTP networkprovides connectivity without a technical bottleneck to the Internet or other service providers, and canalso provide a flexible, high-speed backbone for wireless services.Figure 24: Sample FTTP Network6 ITU-T Recommendation G.984.2 Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks (GPON): Physical Media Dependent(PMD) layer spec., p. 10, Table 2a, http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-G.984.2-200303-I/en (accessed August 30, 2012).7 Cisco Small Form-Factor Pluggable Modules for Gigabit Ethernet,http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/modules/ps5455/ps6577/product_data_sheet0900aecd8033f885.pdf (accessed August 30, 2012).8 Powering is required at the central office facility (usually equipped with long-running generators) and at the userpremises (requiring the user to have backup power, such as a battery or a home generator). In contrast, hybridfiber–coaxial networks have power supplies in each neighborhood with a few hours of battery backup. Once thebatteries are depleted, the cable operator must place a generator at each power supply location.NMBB Program: Community Broadband Master Plan Guidebook 34
Figure 25: Sample FTTP Network (Detailed)By the late 2000s, Verizon began constructing fiber optics all the way to homes and businesses inselected markets nationwide. This technology now reaches more than 15 million customers under thebrand name FiOS. 9 In other parts of the United States, municipal operators and telephone cooperativeshave also constructed FTTP networks. Internationally, FTTP is increasingly common, sometimes initiatedby private sector companies, sometimes initiated or mandated by governments.Verizon is providing data, video, and voice services with a maximum offered speed of 300 Mbpsdownload, 65 Mbps upload. 10 However, the fiber in the Verizon FTTP network could scale to significantlyhigher speeds. With the Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) electronics Verizon is currentlydeploying, each 36-user segment of the network shares 2.4 Gbps of downstream capacity and 1.2 Gbpsof upstream capacity; assuming 50 percent penetration, this can provide a 133 Mbps average9 Previously the only premises to receive fiber optics were those receiving the highest-speed business services,such as DS3 (45 Mbps) or greater symmetrical services.10 “More than twice as fast as anything you’ve ever seen*,” Verizon,http://offer.verizon.com/search?urlp.sem_adgr_id=1026_48627&urlp.google_ad_key=8178916593&google_kw_mt=e&google_kw_sid=1026_11474091&sem_kw_id=1026_46066&se=g&adc_visit=40aea437-1ebd-4cbc-9a59-6457de4f3aec&adc_visitor=1f1accb8-f507-4db7-8d80-e6b4695bd215m (accessed September 4, 2012).NMBB Program: Community Broadband Master Plan Guidebook 35
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Page 8 and 9: Table of FiguresFigure 1: New Mexic
Page 10 and 11: Stakeholders will also often includ
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Page 38 and 39: Fiber OpticsFiber optic technology
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