Gigabit passive optical network (XG-PON) has emerged as an effective architecture to meet
today's growing demand for bandwidth in the family of next-generation passive optical …

The new 5G service requirements will force operators to rethink the deployment of
infrastructure and management tools. The reuse of passive optical network (PON) …

Packet-switched Xhaul networks (PXNs) have been proposed as a cost-effective and
scalable solution for provisioning of connectivity between densely located radio antenna …

Packet-switched xHaul networks based on Ethernet technology are considered a promising
solution for assuring convergent, cost-effective transport of diverse radio data traffic flows in …

Time division multiplexing passive optical networks (TDM-PON) have emerged as a
promising technology for mobile fronthaul for small cell CRAN. The performance of such …

The time-division multiplexed passive optical network is seen as a candidate for converged
fronthaul networks in 5G, which requires low latency and high capacity. In this paper, a …

This work concentrates on the problem of optimizing the cost of a passive wavelength
division multiplexing (WDM) optical network used as a transport network for carrying the …

Network slicing is a concept introduced in 5G networks that supports the provisioning of
multiple types of mobile services with diversified quality of service (QoS) requirements in a …

Network slicing is a concept introduced in 5G networks supporting the provisioning of
multiple types of mobile services with diversified Quality of Service (QoS) requirements in a …

The research presented in this thesis is focused on the use of passive optical network (PON)
dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA) algorithms for converged fronthaul. This work adapts …