TY - GEN
T1 - Comparative analysis of fibre optic and copper cables for high-speed communication
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems, icABCD 2019
AU - Ogudo, Kingsley A.
AU - Mthethwa, Mbongiseni H.
AU - Nestor, Dahj Muwawa Jean
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - the telecommunication industry is in constant metamorphosis with an increase in smartphones, the upcoming of 5G (5th Generation of the Mobile Communication) and the predeployment of IoT technology; hence, a big projection in the number of future users. The expansion in the domain introduces new challenges in the transmission layer of the protocol stack, efficiency in the transmission medium, considering cost-effectiveness and data transportation reliability. High speed and an efficient transmission medium for telecommunication can benefit not only internet users today but also the cable television, engineering technology, industrial instrumentation, and computer networking. There are challenges and constraints which have been presented by the telecommunication medium of copper wires for example, as in the South African market, when comparing it to fiber optic transmission medium. In this research project, we analyze and compare the copper-based transmission, which is the base of the traditional ADSL communication to the fiber-based data transmission medium, which is the base of the FTTx (Fiber-to-the X), and which provides a certain level of service independence to the Internet Service Providers. The project is executed by performing an onsite test on fiber link, measuring selected performance indicators. The research project has helped identify the technological in-lab benefits of fiber connection over a long distance, and its sensitivity to attenuation.
AB - the telecommunication industry is in constant metamorphosis with an increase in smartphones, the upcoming of 5G (5th Generation of the Mobile Communication) and the predeployment of IoT technology; hence, a big projection in the number of future users. The expansion in the domain introduces new challenges in the transmission layer of the protocol stack, efficiency in the transmission medium, considering cost-effectiveness and data transportation reliability. High speed and an efficient transmission medium for telecommunication can benefit not only internet users today but also the cable television, engineering technology, industrial instrumentation, and computer networking. There are challenges and constraints which have been presented by the telecommunication medium of copper wires for example, as in the South African market, when comparing it to fiber optic transmission medium. In this research project, we analyze and compare the copper-based transmission, which is the base of the traditional ADSL communication to the fiber-based data transmission medium, which is the base of the FTTx (Fiber-to-the X), and which provides a certain level of service independence to the Internet Service Providers. The project is executed by performing an onsite test on fiber link, measuring selected performance indicators. The research project has helped identify the technological in-lab benefits of fiber connection over a long distance, and its sensitivity to attenuation.
KW - Copper Cable
KW - Fiber Optic Cable
KW - High-speed Communication
KW - Transmission Medium
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85073546154&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICABCD.2019.8851021
DO - 10.1109/ICABCD.2019.8851021
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85073546154
T3 - icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems
BT - icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems
A2 - Maharaj, Manoj
A2 - Singh, Upasana Gitanjali
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 5 August 2019 through 6 August 2019
ER -
