RACE PROJECT R1010 SCENARIO FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COHERENT MULTICHANNEL SYSTEMS IN THE SUBSCRIBER AREA OF THE EUROPEAN-IBC-NETWORK

A scenario which illustrates the use of coherent multi-channel (CMD) techniques in different levels of evolution of the European Integrated Broadband Communication (IBC) network is developed. The scenario is based on experimental results obtained by engineered laboratory setups on CMC and subscriber systems. A detailed comparison between the CMC solution and a direct detection approach is presented, and the different levels of evolution from direct detection to CMC techniques are illustrated. © 1990 Chapman and Hall Ltd.