Simulation models speed development of broadband networks

16th December 2013

Lantiq

Nat Bowers

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Whitepaper

In a paper scheduled for presentation at the IEEE Globecom Conference, Lantiq researcher Rainer Strobel will describe a computer modeling and simulation approach developed by Lantiq in order to speed development of broadband networking technology. Strobel will detail a comprehensive approach to creating computer models of the complex, heterogeneous copper wire cable runs typically found in broadband access distribution systems.

The modeling and simulation technique is based on analysis of actual cable runs operated by a major telecom carrier. It provides more accurate results in a faster timeframe than the commonly used modeling technology developed in the 1990s.

Craig Garen, Senior Vice President, Global R&D, Lantiq, comments: “As broadband access advances to development of hybrid fibre-copper networks such as Fibre-to-the-Distribution Point and G.Fast, accurate computer modeling becomes an even more critical tool than in lower speed access networks. The groundbreaking approach defined in this research promises to speed both chip development and ultimately the successful large-scale implementation of access networks operating at speeds surpassing hundreds of megabits per second.”

The named authors of the paper, “Wideband Modeling of Twisted-Pair Cables for MIMO Applications,” are Rainer Strobel of Lantiq, Reinhard Stolle of Hochschule Augsburg, and Wolfgang Utschick of Technische Universität München. It is being presented in the session on xDSL and Hybrid Access Networks at IEEE Globecom 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

The paper is available on the Lantiq web site.