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 …

The 5G vision is not restricted solely to the wireless domain and its challenging
requirements cannot be fulfilled without the efficient integration of cutting‐edge technologies …

Hybrid wireless-optical broadband access network (WOBAN) is a promising architecture for
future network operations. Recently, the wireless part of WOBAN has been gaining …

Energy consumption in next-generation access networks is rapidly increasing with the
increase of traffic demands generated by end users. In this paper, we outline challenges and …

Abstract Passive Optical Networks (PONs) are an efficient high-performance optical access
solution that is able to provide huge bandwidth in a resourceful way through the …

Dynamic routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) is an attractive method for the efficient
use of network resources in all-optical networks. We present a novel fixed alternate routing …

We report on the state-of-the-art and future prospects and challenges of optical access
networks. These networks can be used for various different applications such as fiber-to-the …

Noting that the optical part of a hybrid wireless-optical broadband access network (WOBAN)
has high capacity, we need to enhance the capacity for wireless access using a low-cost …

Efficient utilization of available bandwidth over hybrid optical wireless networks is a critical
issue, especially for multimedia applications with high data rates and stringent Quality of …