20.500.12556/RUL-178025 Migration from hybrid-fiber-coaxial to fiber-to-the-home using a passive optical network architecture Given growing demand for customer capacity, lower latency, reduced operating costs, and improved sustainability, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) is emerging as the future of fixed access networks. As hybrid-fiber-coaxial (HFC) remains part of today’s infrastructure, this article examines the technical and strategic factors involved in migrating from HFC to passive optical networks (PONs). Operators face three main options: upgrade to DOCSIS 4.0, fully transition to FTTH with a PON architecture, or deploy a unified HFC/PON platform that supports both technologies. Key performance indicators and capacity needs are central to this choice. The article also presents a case study with a service provider demonstrating a proof-of-concept for network virtualization. This approach enables coexistence of HFC and PON, providing a smoother transition to full fiber. Results show that a hybrid strategy maximizes existing infrastructure investments while enhancing flexibility, scalability, and long-term sustainability. Overall, the study supports the unified HFC/PON platform as a practical, future-ready solution for operators shifting toward all-optical networks. hybrid fiber coaxial fiber to the home passive optical network access network hibrid vlakno koaks vlakno do doma pasivno optično omrežje dostopovno omrežje true false false Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-01-16 10:42:17 2026-01-16 10:42:22 2026-01-17 04:38:20 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 382-407 no. 4 Vol. 44 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 621.39 0146-8030 10.1080/01468030.2025.2514421 239695107 Migration_from_Hybrid-Fiber-Coaxial_to_Fiber-to-the-Home_Using_a_Passive_Optical_Network_Architecture.pdf Migration_from_Hybrid-Fiber-Coaxial_to_Fiber-to-the-Home_Using_a_Passive_Optical_Network_Architecture.pdf 1 74684A453AA51388CC3CA235B1AAC798 7b5a7767e9f9d6a07a59cbd3e65d9a3d54f2f69eba863aa55b052f39980d4225 b64f2b38-f2bf-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225528 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01468030.2025.2514421 1 9ec874b5-f2bf-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225527 Fakulteta za elektrotehniko 0 0 0