The architecture of full services access network

Summary form only given. An international idea the full services access network (FSAN)-to create the conditions for the development and the introduction of access systems supporting a full range of narrow-band and broadband services is presented. Although it is recognized that the needs of each network operator differ because of the differing regulatory, business, and structural environments in each country, sufficient similarities exist in the needs for future access networks to suggest that significant benefits can be achieved through adopting a common set of requirements specification.