Novel ring-based architecture for TWDM-PON with high reliability and flexible extensibility

Y Xiong, P Sun, Z Li - Optics Communications, 2017 - Elsevier
Time and wavelength division multiplexed passive optical network (TWDM-PON) was
determined as a primary solution to NG-PON2 by the full service access network (FSAN) in …

Delay fairness in reconfigurable and energy efficient TWDM PON

L Valcarenghi, K Kondepu, P Castoldi - Computer Networks, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract In Time and Wavelength Division Multiplexed (TWDM) Passive Optical Networks
(PONs), dynamically (de) activating Optical Subscriber Units (OSUs) and assigning Optical …

Exploiting SDN for integrating green TWDM-PONS and metro networks preserving end-to-end delay

K Kondepu, A Sgambelluri, L Valcarenghi… - Journal of Optical …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
In time and wavelength division multiplexed (TWDM) passive optical networks (PONs),
energy efficiency can be traded with increased average frame delay. However, because …

Balancing the impact of ONU tuning overhead in reconfigurable TWDM-PONs: An FPGA-based evaluation

K Kondepu, L Valcarenghi… - 2015 IEEE Global …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In TWDM-PON, the utilization of tunable transceivers at the ONUs allows to dynamically
reconfigure the OSU-ONU pairings to decrease, for example, the energy consumption at the …

Reconfiguration triggering optimization in TWDM PONs with fluctuating load

K Kondepu, L Valcarenghi, P Castoldi - Optical Fiber Communication …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Reconfiguring TWDM PONs, based on network load, trades OLT energy efficiency
improvement with potential average frame delay increase. This paper proves, both through …

Optical path protection with FEC switching in WDM/TDM-PON for ring access networks

Y Sakaue, K Asaka, Y Senoo, S Kaneko… - 2015 European …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose and demonstrate an optical path protection that offers FEC switching function
for WDM/TDM-PON with ring topology. A system demonstration confirms proposed …

Reducing delay penalties in energy-efficient TWDM PON through reconfiguration threshold adaptation

L Valcarenghi, K Kondepu, P Castoldi - Asia Communications and …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
In energy efficient TWDM-PONs the threshold at which OSUs are turned ON/OFF heavily
impacts the average frame delay. The proposed adaptive threshold policy reduces the …

Wavelength Switching Method that Cooperates with Traffic Control for λ-Tunable WDM/TDM-PON

J Sugawa, K Wakayama - IEICE Transactions on Communications, 2017 - search.ieice.org
The λ-tunable WDM/TDM-PON is a promising candidate for next-generation optical access
networks since it can provide load balancing between optical subscriber units, power …

Optimizing Reconfiguration Triggering upon Load Fluctuations in Energy-Efficient TWDM PONs

L Valcarenghi, K Kondepu… - 2015 IEEE Global …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
When traffic carried by a Time and Wavelength Division Multiplexed (TWDM) PON is
fluctuating, the network performance, both in terms of energy efficiency and delay, is heavily …