… arise when using TDM-based networks, such as passive optical networks (PONs) or OTNs.
… protocol (LLDP), and the Ethernet media access control (MAC) needs to be instructed to hold …

… new generations of PON systems [5]. Considering the massive market and rapid growth of
radio access networks (… of optical access networks. As a P2MP topology for the efficient use of …

… been underway to develop a new generation of passive optical networks led by FSAN together
… are achieved by OFDM, and in the upstream direction, multiple access control is applied. …

… processing function and resource allocation/scheduling. … layer, media access control (MAC)
layer and radio link control (… on the next generation of broadband optical access systems. …

… -multiplexed passive optical network technology based on … bit rates can continue to meet
future bandwidth demands in a cost-… next-generation 50G and 100G passive optical networks. …

… against security threats in optical access networks from the perspective of the medium access
control … We then elaborate novel optical-layer solutions based on optical signal processing …

… reliable single mode fiber and free space optics based hybrid … -passive optical network
architecture employing optical comb … next generation wireless network traffic over existing passive …

… C-RAN with a physical layer or low medium access control (MAC) functional split can be
supported in a PON only through a mechanism called cooperative DBA [13], which bypasses …

… years to scale the speed of passive optical networks. The super-PON … , which is very important
for a long-reach access system [39]. … The speed and nature of future generation systems is …

… performed considering resource allocation and scheduling in cloud [6], resource sharing in
… transport-media access control; and layer 3 functionalities such as radio resource control are …