Cost effectiveness and energy efficiency have recently become two practical issues during
access networks construction and operation. In this paper, we extend our previous proposal …

Passive optical network (PON) is a prominent technology in the access network
technologies that provides the essential high transmission capacity,“future-proof” medium …

This article proposes a mechanism to increase the energy efficiency of the upstream
channel in TDM-base PONs. Essentially, the ONUs are encouraged to accumulate traffic …

In the current scenario, there is a huge advancement in Information and Communication
Technology (ICT), and almost most of the devices used in a smart city are the Internet of …

Abstract Passive Optical Network (PON) supported networks are a promising infrastructure
of the next generation access network. Achieving low energy consumption while providing …

Energy efficiency is of a vital significance in the design of next generation time and
wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks (TWDM-PONs). In this paper, we …

Owing to environmental concerns, reducing energy consumption of optical access networks
has become an important problem for network designers. This paper focuses on reducing …

Modern access networks are constructed widely by passive optical networks (PONs) to meet
the growing bandwidth demand. However, higher bandwidth means more energy …

The emergence of time and wavelength division multiplexed-passive optical network
(TWDM-PON) architectures as next-generation access network technologies necessitates …