ETR 306 TECHNICAL November 1996 REPORT
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ETSI ETR 306 TECHNICAL November 1996 REPORT Source: ETSI TC-TM Reference: DTR/TM-00002 ICS: 33.020 Key words: Access, network, architecture, interface, transmission Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Access networks for residential customers ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI Secretariat Postal address: F-06921 Sophia Antipolis CEDEX - FRANCE Office address: 650 Route des Lucioles - Sophia Antipolis - Valbonne - FRANCE X.400: c=fr, a=atlas, p=etsi, s=secretariat - Internet: [email protected] Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 - Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16 Copyright Notification: No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media. © European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1996. All rights reserved. Page 2 ETR 306: November 1996 Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation and publication of this document, errors in content, typographical or otherwise, may occur. 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Page 3 ETR 306: November 1996 Contents Foreword .......................................................................................................................................................5 1 Scope ..................................................................................................................................................7 2 References..........................................................................................................................................7 3 Abbreviations.....................................................................................................................................16 4 Overview of existing standards and ongoing activities......................................................................18 4.1 Access Network (AN) architecture and evolution ..............................................................18 4.2 Terminology .......................................................................................................................19 4.3 Access network external interfaces ...................................................................................19 4.3.1 Existing wired UNIs .......................................................................................19 4.3.1.1 Analogue telephony for POTS .............................................19 4.3.1.2 Data interfaces ....................................................................19 4.3.1.3 Analogue leased lines..........................................................20 4.3.1.4 Digital leased lines...............................................................20 4.3.1.5 Basic rate ISDN ...................................................................20 4.3.1.6 Primary rate ISDN................................................................20 4.3.1.7 2 048 kbit/s B-ISDN .............................................................20 4.3.1.8 155 520 kbit/s and 622 080 kbit/s B-ISDN...........................20 4.3.2 Potential wired UNIs......................................................................................21 4.3.2.1 High bit rate Digital Subscriber Line (HDSL) .......................21 4.3.2.2 ADSL ...................................................................................21 4.3.2.3 VDSL ...................................................................................21 4.3.2.4 Analogue cable TV distribution............................................21 4.3.2.5 Digital cable TV distribution .................................................21 4.3.2.6 Interaction channel for cable TV networks ..........................22 4.3.2.7 Cable TV based broadband interface..................................22 4.3.2.8 Ethernet ...............................................................................22 4.3.3 Existing and potential wireless UNIs .............................................................22 4.3.3.1 GSM/DCS 1800...................................................................23 4.3.3.2 DECT...................................................................................23 4.3.3.3 Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) .......23 4.3.4 SNIs...............................................................................................................24 4.3.4.1 Narrowband SNIs ................................................................24 4.3.4.2 Broadband SNIs ..................................................................25 4.4 Access network internal interfaces ....................................................................................25 4.4.1 Wired AN internal interfaces .........................................................................26 4.4.1.1 Basic rate ISDN ...................................................................26 4.4.1.2 Primary rate ISDN................................................................26 4.4.1.3 HDSL ...................................................................................26 4.4.1.4 ADSL ...................................................................................26 4.4.1.5 VDSL ...................................................................................26 4.4.1.6 Cable TV network interfaces ...............................................26 4.4.2 Wireless AN internal interfaces.....................................................................26 4.4.2.1 DECT and GSM/DCS 1800 .................................................26 4.4.2.2 Point-to-multipoint (P-MP) wireless access systems...........26 4.5 Home network and "S" type interfaces ..............................................................................27 4.5.1 Wired home network interfaces ....................................................................27 4.5.1.1 SB twisted pair interfaces.....................................................27 4.5.1.2 SB optical interfaces.............................................................27 4.5.1.3 STU interfaces.....................................................................28 4.5.1.4 A0 - Transport Independent Interface (TII)..........................28 4.5.2 Wireless home network interfaces ................................................................28 4.5.2.1 HIPERLAN...........................................................................28 4.6 Access system specifications ............................................................................................28 Page 4 ETR 306: November 1996 4.6.1 Conventional copper access......................................................................... 29 4.6.2 Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) .............................................................................. 29 4.6.3 Fibre In The Loop (FITL) .............................................................................. 29 4.6.4 Fibre To The Curb (FTTC)............................................................................ 29 4.6.5 Fibre To The Home (FTTH).......................................................................... 29 4.6.6 GSM/DCS 1800 ............................................................................................ 29 4.6.7 DECT ............................................................................................................ 30 4.6.8 P-MP wireless access systems .................................................................... 30 4.6.9 UMTS............................................................................................................ 30 4.6.10 Satellite Master Antenna Television (SMATV).............................................. 30 4.6.11 MMDS/LMDS................................................................................................ 30 4.6.12 Terrestrial broadcasting................................................................................ 30 4.7 Functional requirements for access networks................................................................... 31 4.7.1 Access network security ............................................................................... 31 4.7.2 Access network management ...................................................................... 31 4.7.3 Access network performance ....................................................................... 32 5 Analysis of the current activities ....................................................................................................... 32 5.1 Reference models and terminology .................................................................................. 32 5.2 Separate versus embedded NTs ...................................................................................... 35 5.3 Physical layer modulation techniques ............................................................................... 35 5.4 Medium Access Control (MAC) layer ................................................................................ 35 5.5 ATM over shared media.................................................................................................... 35 5.6 UMTS ................................................................................................................................ 35 5.7 Performance requirements ............................................................................................... 36 5.8 Physical layer maintenance..............................................................................................