Name: 
 

FTTx Architecture



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

FTTC with DSL to the user is limited in bandwidth because its bandwidth decreases with longer distance to the user.
 

 2. 

Wireless networks don't depend on fiber optics or any cabled communications for their backbones.
 

 3. 

FTTH PON systems use inexpensive 1310 nm lasers for the upstream transmission from the home to the central office.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 

What is the passive component in a PON?
a.
Optical fiber
b.
Fiber optic splitter
c.
Connectors
d.
ONT
 

 5. 

A four portor 4-way  PON slitter followed by a 8 port splitter nearer the home produces a split ratio of ___.
a.
8
b.
12
c.
24
d.
32
 

 6. 

Since optical fiber used in FTTH does cannot power the ONT at the home over the fiber, the FTTH system may ___________.
a.
Have battery backup in the ONT powered by the home's electrical system
b.
Use old copper wires to deliver power to the ONT
c.
Ignore backup and assume the customer can use their mobile phone
d.
All of the above
 

Matching
 
 
Match the acronym to the application
a.
Fiber to the home split among 32 connected users
b.
fiber to a DSL connection to the home
c.
Every home directly connected to the network
d.
Fiber to support mobile phones or WiFi
 

 7. 

FTTN/FTTC
 

 8. 

FTTW
 

 9. 

FTTH PON
 

 10. 

FTTH Active Star
 



 
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