Toward an efficient C-RAN optical fronthaul for the future networks: A tutorial on technologies, requirements, challenges, and solutions

IA Alimi, AL Teixeira, PP Monteiro - … Communications Surveys & …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The exponential traffic growth, demand for high speed wireless data communications, as
well as incessant deployment of innovative wireless technologies, services, and …

Software defined optical networks (SDONs): A comprehensive survey

AS Thyagaturu, A Mercian, MP McGarry… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emerging software defined networking (SDN) paradigm separates the data plane from
the control plane and centralizes network control in an SDN controller. Applications interact …

Full-duplex communication in cognitive radio networks: A survey

M Amjad, F Akhtar, MH Rehmani… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wireless networks with their ubiquitous applications have become an indispensable part of
our daily lives. Wireless networks demand more and more spectral resources to support the …

Contemporary advances in multi-access edge computing: A survey of fundamentals, architecture, technologies, deployment cases, security, challenges, and directions

M Mahbub, RM Shubair - Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
With advancements of cloud technologies Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) emerged as
a remarkable edge-cloud technology to provide computing facilities to resource-restrained …

New perspectives on future smart FiWi networks: Scalability, reliability, and energy efficiency

J Liu, H Guo, H Nishiyama, H Ujikawa… - … surveys & tutorials, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fiber-Wireless (FiWi) network, as an integration of optical fiber network and wireless access
network, has attracted intensive research interest and enjoyed significant growth in its …

Investigation of the DBA algorithm design space for EPONs

MP McGarry, M Reisslein - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2012 - opg.optica.org
The implications of the main components of dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA) algorithms
in ethernet passive optical networks, namely grant scheduling framework, grant sizing, and …

Performance analysis of a 448 Gbps PDM/WDM/16-QAM hybrid SMF/FSO system for last mile connectivity

M Singh, MH Aly, SAA El-Mottaleb - Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2023 - Springer
A combined wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)-polarization division multiplexing-dual
polarization (DP) in-phase quadrature modulation is proposed in hybrid single mode fiber …

Dynamic bandwidth and wavelength allocation scheme for next-generation wavelength-agile EPON

L Wang, X Wang, M Tornatore, HS Chung… - Journal of Optical …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Recently, the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group has classified three architectures for the
next-generation Ethernet passive optical network (NG-EPON). They are called single …

Offline and online multi-thread polling in long-reach PONs: A critical evaluation

A Mercian, MP McGarry, M Reisslein - Journal of lightwave …, 2013 - opg.optica.org
Multi-thread polling (MTP) with offline scheduling and offline excess bandwidth distribution
has recently been proposed to overcome the long propagation delay of long-reach passive …

Mode division multiplexing (MDM) based hybrid PON-FSO system for last-mile connectivity

H Singh, N Mittal, R Miglani… - 2021 Third South …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we have demonstrated mode division multiplexing (MDM) based high-speed
passive optical network (PON) and free-space optical (FSO) hybrid link for providing a …