EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The adoption of Optical Transport Network (OTN) technology
continues to gain momentum in the market. This is attributable to the signiicant leap forward …

Optical-wireless convergence is identified as a promising solution to facilitate quality-of-
service (QoS)-guaranteed, ubiquitous, and high-bandwidth access to end users. Different …

Optical transport networks (OTNs) will quickly evolve from dense wavelength division
multiplexed (DWDM) remedies for capacity exhaust to scalable and robust optical …

The ontology of communications is rapidly changing, shifting interest to machine-to-machine
(M2M) interactions and the internet of Things (IoT). These are becoming vital for …

In this paper we investigate traffic-engineering issues in Wavelength Division Multiplexing
(WDM) alloptical networks. In such networks, the wavelength continuity constraint along with …

The amount of traffic that is generated by users and high‐demanding services is expected to
rise dramatically in the forthcoming years. This will unavoidably deteriorate the performance …

The EU COST Action NEWFOCUS is focused on investigating radical solutions with the
potential to impact the design of future wireless networks. It aims to address some of the …

Optical and wireless integration in the same platform is an essential requirement for future
access networks in order to achieve an economically feasible business model, especially for …

This paper describes the evolution of photonic integration technology towards energy
efficient optical transport networks. This paper evaluates the impact of Photonic Integration …

Fast long-distance optical networks are emerging for the purpose of transmitting large
amounts of scientific data among research institutions quickly and reliably, standard TCP …