This page contains links that may be useful for the class. In particular, there are links to technologies suitable for bringing broadband to the home.
J. C. Palais homepage
16.4 Tb/s transmission over single fiber. Question - how did they achieve 100 Gb/s per optical channel?
Cheap networks using plastic optical fiber. Question - is this better than coax?
Comcast plans for 160 Mb/s. The DOCSIS 3.0 technology behind it.
The 100 Gb/s technology to support DOCSIS 3.0.
Perils of undersea cables