A converged optical wireless architecture for mobile backhaul networks

K Ramantas, K Vlachos, G Ellinas… - … on Optical Networking …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work we propose a new unified PON-RAN architecture for LTE mobile backhaul
networks, employing ring-based WDM PONs. The proposed architecture supports dynamic …

New unified PON-RAN access architecture for 4G LTE networks

K Ramantas, K Vlachos, AN Bikos, G Ellinas… - Journal of Optical …, 2014 - opg.optica.org
This work presents a new converged access architecture for LTE mobile backhaul networks.
In the proposed architecture, evolved NodeBs (eNBs) are interconnected with local ring …

Next generation PONs with wireless backhauling

M Milosavljevic, P Kourtessis, W Lim… - … on Transparent Optical …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper is tackling the issue that stem from the coexistence of diverse technologies, such
as emerging OFDMA-PON and WiMAX/LTE, within the same infrastructure. It outlines the …

Quality of service management in hybrid optical-LTE access networks

M Giuntini, A Valenti, F Matera… - 2011 Future Network & …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work we show how to manage the integration between wireless and wired networks.
In particular, as wireless technology LTE (Long Term Evolution) was chosen for its …

Advanced PON topologies with wireless connectivity

M Milosavljevic, P Kourtessis, A Gliwan… - 2009 11th …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The interoperability of wireless and PON networking solutions is investigated to reduce
deployment expenditure by means of centralised network management while providing …

A research framework for the clean-slate design of next-generation optical access

KS Kim - 2011 3rd International Congress on Ultra Modern …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report the current status of our work on a new research framework for the clean-slate
design of next-generation optical access (NGOA) architectures and protocols. The proposed …

A comparison of subwavelength optical switching networks for LTE mobile backhauling

Y Pointurier, B Ušćumlić, I Popescu… - 2014 16th …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optical slot switching is a networking technology that can provide statistical multiplexing
energy-efficiently. In this paper, we propose and study the dimensioning of two such sub …

A hybrid optical/wireless communication system of high data rate

R Pradeep, NK Krishnan… - 2011 IEEE Recent …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper an efficient and cost effective WLAN architecture is proposed by combining the
beneficial properties of wireless and optical technologies, capable of delivering a data rate …

Techno-economic feasibility study of different WDM/TDM PON architectures

B Lannoo, G Das, M De Groote, D Colle… - 2010 12th …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Introducing a WDM dimension on the top of a TDM PON system is a natural evolution to
increase the capacity of the network, but this can also offer additional flexibility options …

Experimental demonstration of a distributed ring-based EPON architecture

B Pathak, MA Ummy, N Madamopoulos… - Photonic Network …, 2010 - Springer
We experimentally demonstrate error free performance of a simple ring-based Ethernet
Passive Optical Network (EPON) architecture that supports truly shared LAN capability …