{"id":64557,"date":"2022-06-06T06:55:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T04:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keyfibre.com\/redes-fttx\/"},"modified":"2022-10-14T19:09:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T17:09:59","slug":"what-are-fttx-networks-and-what-are-their-architectures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keyfibre.com\/en\/what-are-fttx-networks-and-what-are-their-architectures\/","title":{"rendered":"What are FTTX networks and what are their architectures?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are FTTX networks and what are their architectures?<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

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Optical fibre is continuously used in broadband networks, basically to bring internet to any corner we want. To bring that broadband to homes and offices, different network architectures are needed. That is precisely what we are going to talk about today.<\/p>\n

When we talk about FTTX networks, we are using a generic term. It is an acronym that stands for “”Fiber to the X””, i.e. fibre to x place. The x determines the termination point of the fibre, which can be a house, an office or a building in general.<\/p>\n

In the actual creation of these types of networks that carry fibre to different locations, there are a number of architectures that are designed precisely to make it all work. Today we’re going to talk about what all those possible architectures are, and some other interesting facts about FTTx networks.<\/p>\n

Without further ado… Let’s start finding out more about FTTx networks!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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WHAT IS THERE TO KNOW ABOUT FTTX NETWORKS?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>
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The whole evolution of broadband improvement has always been related to moving fibre closer and closer to the place where it is going to be used. In this sense, FTTx networks, all of them, have meant a huge advantage and progress. This is that the transmission speed of the connection has been improving a lot, due to the proximity. And much less energy is consumed in the process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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But in order for FTTx networks to work properly, and to fulfil their function for different users, it has been necessary to be very meticulous about the whole journey they make from their place of origin to the end, which is the space where the internet is going to be contracted.<\/p>\n

Most of the elements that are part of the whole process of FTTx networks come directly from the factories, where they have in fact been tested to be perfect and work as a whole. However, it is still important today to check the entire route when installing fibre into any building, and it is in fact by far the most time-consuming job.<\/p>\n

Within this it is important to stress that all types of fibre optic cables that fall under the generic concept of fibre optic to a certain location have their own peculiarities and needs. This in order to have a correct functioning.<\/p>\n

Is it exactly the same steps to install a fibre to a house, or to a generic building? Do the same elements have to be placed if the fibre reaches an office or a nearby antenna? Let’s briefly see how many architectures there are in FTTx networks!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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MAIN ARCHITECTURES OF FTTX NETWORKS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>
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There are different architectures depending on the end point to which the fibre optic is installed. It is not that the end point is the architecture, but the whole installation process changes depending on whether the internet is going to reach a house, a building or an antenna.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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Although there is quite a large group of places that our fibre optic can reach, let’s talk about the most generic places to understand precisely what the architectures of each one are:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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