OPTICAL ACCESS SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT MULTIMEDIA SERVICE FIELD TRIALS - SERVICE FIELD TRIALS IN TACHIKAWA AREA - CAN VIDEO TRANSMISSION, VIDEO-ON-DEMAND, TELEPHONES AND OTHERS

NTT is conducting several multimedia trials with the approaching multi media age in mind. The service field trials conducted in Tachikawa Are a as one of such trials presents, CATV video transmission service, vid eo-on-demand (VOD) and telephone service in combination to subscribers to let them enjoy advanced communication services for general househo lds. Of the optical access system technology applied to this trial for presenting these composite services, this report will introduce the P DS (Passive Double Star) system which mainly presents communication se rvices.