The increase in the number of users and high end to end demand of massive data-rate
directs the attention towards innovative point to multipoint links that satisfy the need for next …

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

A number of merits could be brought by network function virtualization (NFV) such as
scalability, on demand allocation of resources, and the efficient utilization of network …

This article presents a numerical implementation of the activation process for gigabit and 10
gigabit next generation and Ethernet passive optical networks. The specifications are …

Environmental concerns have motivated network designers to further reduce energy
consumption of access networks. This paper focuses on reducing the energy consumption of …

A hybrid fibre and free‐space optical communication link using digital pulse‐position
modulation (DPPM) in a wavelength‐division‐multiplexing system is proposed. Such a …

Energy-efficient passive optical networks (PONs) have gained significant interest since they
are estimated to be the largest energy consumers among the wired access networks for the …

Internet broadband penetration has increased globally as a result of various fiber optic
technologies employed. Nigeria fiber optic network is massive and very enterprising …

Cloud computing provides a whole new way to store, access, and exchange information,
and introduces new service patterns and business opportunities for network providers and …

For the first time, we experimentally investigate the use of vertical cavity surface emitting
lasers (VCSELs) in the fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) flavour for Africa, known as fibre-to-the-hut …