Building Italian HFC broadband distribution network: field experiences and special installation solutions

摘要

In 1995, Telecom Italia chose an Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) architecture for the distribution of broadband and multimedia services in the Italian access network according to a Sub-Carrier Multiplexing (SCM) Passband transmission technique.Two years later, the so called "SOCRATE project" (consisting of about 5.5 million passed homes) is having a strong impact in terms of infrastructure installation in the field.HFC network design and construction are particularly complex in Italy, due to the Telecom Italia high quality level requirements and to the variety of urban and administrative situations.This paper summarizes the last two years field experiences and the most important particular solutions developed by SIRTI for the HFC SOCRATE project, from the designer and the installer point of view.