Network Architecture

Question 1

CATV

Answer 1

Community Antenna Television

Question 2

FTTx

Answer 2

Finer to the _______

Question 3

FTTH

Answer 3

Fiber To The Home

Question 4

FTTP

Answer 4

Fiber To The Premise

Question 5

OSP

Answer 5

Outside Plant

Question 6

ODN

Answer 6

Optical Distribution Network

Question 7

Centralized Split Architecture

Answer 7

Single fiber from headend to a central point, all splitting of Downstream and Combining of Upstream done at this point

Question 8

Distributed Split Architecture

Answer 8

Multiple splitters distributed at various locations

ie - 32split, 8-way one location and eight 4-way at 8 other locations

Question 9

Distributed Tap Architecture

Answer 9

Similur to traditional HFC

Single fiber with optical splitters and/or directional couplers along line to feed subs

Main in/main out with multiple connections for drops

Question 10

GPON

Answer 10

Gigabit Passive Optical Network