<s>
Fiber	B-Architecture
to	O
the	O
Edge	O
(	O
FTTE	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
fiber	B-Protocol
to	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
telecom	I-Protocol
enclosure	I-Protocol
(	O
FTTTE	O
)	O
,	O
fiber	B-Architecture
to	O
the	O
zone	O
(	O
FTTZ	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
or	O
fibre	B-Architecture
to	I-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
cabinet	I-Architecture
(	O
FTTC	B-Architecture
)	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
networking	O
approach	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
enterprise	O
building	O
(	O
hotels	O
,	O
convention	O
centers	O
,	O
office	O
buildings	O
,	O
hospitals	O
,	O
senior	O
living	O
communities	O
,	O
Multi-Dwelling	O
Units	O
,	O
stadiums	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
standards-compliant	O
structured	O
cabling	O
system	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
that	O
extends	O
the	O
optical	B-Architecture
fiber	I-Architecture
backbone	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
from	O
the	O
equipment	O
room	O
directly	O
to	O
a	O
telecommunications	B-Application
enclosure	I-Application
(	O
TE	O
)	O
,	O
access	O
node	O
,	O
ONT	O
,	O
or	O
media	O
converter	O
installed	O
in	O
a	O
common	O
space	O
to	O
serve	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
or	O
devices	O
in	O
a	O
nearby	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
fiber	B-Architecture
reaches	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
main	B-Device
distribution	I-Device
frame	I-Device
of	O
a	O
building	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
edge	O
devices	O
,	O
eliminating	O
or	O
reducing	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
intermediate	O
distribution	O
frames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
implementation	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
TIA-569-B	O
“	O
Pathways	O
and	O
Spaces	O
”	O
technical	O
standard	O
,	O
which	O
defines	O
the	O
Telecommunications	B-Application
Enclosure	I-Application
(	O
TE	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
TIA/EIA	O
-568-B.1	O
Addendum	O
5	O
,	O
which	O
defines	O
the	O
cabling	O
when	O
a	O
TE	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FTTE	B-Protocol
architecture	O
allows	O
for	O
many	O
media	O
choices	O
from	O
the	O
TE	O
to	O
the	O
work	O
area	O
;	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
balanced	O
twisted	O
pair	O
copper	O
,	O
multi-mode	B-Device
optical	I-Device
fiber	I-Device
,	O
or	O
even	O
wireless	O
if	O
an	O
access	O
point	O
is	O
installed	O
in	O
or	O
near	O
the	O
TE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
’s	O
needs	O
,	O
FTTE	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
deployed	O
in	O
low-density	O
or	O
high-density	O
configurations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
low-density	O
system	O
might	O
use	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
inexpensive	O
8-port	O
Ethernet	O
mini-switches	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
(	O
these	O
switches	O
have	O
eight	O
10/100	B-Protocol
Mbit/s	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
copper	O
ports	O
and	O
one	O
1	O
Gbit/s	O
Ethernet	O
fiber	B-Architecture
uplink	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-density	O
FTTE	B-Protocol
design	O
might	O
use	O
commonly	O
available	O
24	O
-	O
or	O
48-port	O
switches	O
(	O
these	O
switches	O
are	O
configured	O
with	O
one	O
1	O
Gbit/s	O
uplink	O
port	O
per	O
twelve	O
100BASE-TX	B-Protocol
user	O
ports	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
low	O
and	O
high-density	O
FTTE	B-Protocol
architectures	O
provide	O
excellent	O
performance	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
bandwidth	O
delivered	O
to	O
the	O
work	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
