How POL (Passive Optical LANs) Serve Healthcare-Network Needs

POL or Passive Optical LANs for Healthcare Networks By Alan Bertsch, Association for Passive Optical LANPOL Deployed in Healthcare Facilities Support Mission and Life-Critical NetworksPassive optical LAN (POL) is the application of passive optical network (PON) technology in a local area network (LAN) environment. While PONs were originally created to provide fiber-to-the-home or fiber-to-the-premises, their advantages soon became apparent in end-user access applications and they evolved [...]