ROF -RADIO OVER

FIBER TECHNOLOGY
K.Raghava Vamsi K.Rakesh
Department of ECE Department of ECE
GPCET Engineering College: JNTU GPCET Engineering College: JNTU
mailmevamsiraghavan@gmail.com kodi_rakesh435@yahoo.com
TOPICS
 Introduction
 Network Architecture
 ROF link configurations
 Single and Multimode fibers
 Applications
 Advantages
 Limiting factors
 Conclusion
INTRODUCTION

o Combination of wireless Copper coaxial cable

and optical fibers.

Protective Skin

o Usage of optical fibers

instead of copper coaxial wires.
core

Cladding
BASIC ROF ARCHITECTURE

Analog Analog
modulator demodulator

Power Fiber optic Fiber optic

combiner Transmitter Receiver

Analog Optic Fiber Link

Digital Digital
modulator demodulator
INTEGRATION OF FIBER AND
WIRELESS NETWORKS

Mini switching
center (CO)
Optical
access
High capacity network
Metropolitan
area network

Outdoor Indoor
wireless wireless
networks networks
ARCHITECTURE OF ROF WITH AN
OPTICAL WDM MAN
Trunk
Network

CO1`

CO2
RN
RN
RN RN

BS BS BS BS
BS BS
er fiber
RADIO SIGNALS TRANSPORT SCHEMES
FOR ROF SYSTEMS

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Central Optical Remote

Office interfac antenna
(CO) e
SIGNAL TRANSMISSION VIA RF OVER
FIBER

N E/ O/E TX
o fIF1 O

d
e f IFn
fL Base Station
O
SIGNAL TRANSMISSION VIA IF OVER
FIBER

N E/O O/ T
o fIF1
E X

d fLO
Base Station
e
f IFn
SIGNAL TRANSMISSION VIA
BASEBAND OVER FIBER

TX
N E/O O/E

o fIF1

d
e f IFn fLO

Base Station
SINGLE AND MULTIMODE
FIBER (SMF AND MMF)
 Link between CO and BS is the optical fiber.

 Optical fibers are classified into two –Single and

Multimode fiber.

 MMF is efficient, as it has high numerical aperture that

means larger acceptance angle that allows more optical
power to be coupled into a fiber

 Due to low bandwidth and high core diameter MMF is

better over SMF
APPLICATIONS OF RADIO OVER FIBER

 Access to dead zones

 FTTA(fiber to the antenna)

 3G and 4Gmobiles
MILITARY APPLICATION
RADIO OVER FIBER IN THE HOME
AREA NETWORK
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Children’s
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ADVANTAGES OF RADIO-OVER-
FIBER
 Low attenuation

 Lower cost

 Future proof

 Low complexity
LIMITING FACTORS
 Dynamic range is the most important parameter for
mobile communications such as GSM.

 Dispersion which leads to inter symbol interference.

 Three types-intermodal, chromatic and waveguide.

 Crosstalk and non-linear effects.

FIBER OR RADIO? YES!

 In many cases radio is by far the faster and cheaper way

to provide the last mile of Internet access and that only
radio supports roaming while only fiber (of today’s
alternatives) is appropriate for high capacity backbone.
CONCLUSION

 ROF technology is an essential technology, provides

huge bandwidth, mobility and feasibility.

 The limiting factors of optical fibers have a great impact

on the optical links which may limit the Bit speed and
transmission rate in ROF systems.
REFERENCES
[1] D.Opatic,Radio over fiber technology, GSDC Croatia.
[2] Roland Yuen, Xavier N.Fernando and Sridhar Krishnan,
Radio over Multimode fiber for wireless access, Ryerson
University.
[3] Dr.K.Palaniswamy, Engineering Physics, Anna
University.
[4] Gerd Keiser, Optical Fiber Communications, 3rd
edition, Mc Graw-Hill, 2000.
[5] S.C.Gupta, Textbook on Optical Fiber Communications
and its Applications, PHI,2005.