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A broadband network (also called a broadband integrated services network) is one which can distribute broadband services, such as video, to end users on demand. The concept of a broadband network using a star shaped topology, and based on fibers for transport, originated in the mid-1970s.
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Personick, S.D. (1985). Broadband Networks. In: Fiber Optics. Applications of Communications Theory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3478-9_11
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