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Optical Radio Interface for multi
GIgabit/s home Networks Coordinator: Anna Pizzinat, e-mail: anna.pizzinat (at) orange-ftgroup.com Involved countries: France, Germany |
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Abstract |
The project proposes to develop low-cost solutions for
Broadband connectivity and Ultra-Wide-Band (UWB) wireless communications
within home networks. UWB and mm-wave UWB (60 GHz) provide Gbit/s data
rate but have coverage of few meters, use different frequency bands and
modulation formats. Moreover, it is expected that terminals with
different incompatible radio interfaces will coexist in the home at the
horizon 2011-2012. The project aims at proposing and proving the
feasibility of a solution to all these issues by means of a new
transparent and flexible radio over fibre (RoF) multipoint to multipoint
infrastructure. The optical radio interface is based on distributed
antennas connected optically through an NxN passive coupler, extending
the coverage to several hundred meters. It should not need the
implementation of an additional optical MAC layer but could be based
only on the radio MAC layer. The optical radio interface studied in
ORION will be capable of operating in both 3-10 GHz and 57-64 GHz bands
to ensure universal UWB applications, so it will be able to follow the
evolution of the current radio standards as well as supporting the
deployment of new/emerging standards. Critical issues in home networking
applications are cost and compactness; they will be achieved thanks to
the following innovating aspects:
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