Performance comparison of optical networks exploiting multiple and extended bands and leveraging reinforcement learning

R Sadeghi, B Correia, E London… - … on Optical Network …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exploiting additional low loss bands of optical fibres is a promising solution to expand the
capacity of optical transport networks. Recently, extended bandwidth bands (super bands) …

Challenges in extending optical fibre transmission bandwidth beyond C+ L band and how to get there

H Buglia, E Sillekens, A Vasylchenkova… - … on Optical Network …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, we demonstrated a record single-mode fibre net throughput of 178.08 Tbit/s. In this
paper, we model this experiment, investigating the main limitations and challenges behind …

Transparent vs translucent multi-band optical networking: Capacity and energy analyses

R Sadeghi, B Correia, A Souza, N Costa… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-band optical fiber transmission is generally proposed for capacity upgrades in optical
transport networks. To comprehensively assess the potential of multi-band transmission, key …

Network comparison of C+ L-band transparent versus C-band translucent upgrade

R Sadeghi, B Correia, E Virgillito… - … on Optical Network …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate the designs for the capacity upgrade for transparent C-and C+ L-band and
translucent C-band only; and evaluate them in terms of capacity, energy consumption, cost …

Cross-layer optimization in optical networks

M Angelou - 2012 - upcommons.upc.edu
Network planning and operation in core optical networks require processes that lead to a
cost-effective network able to effectively accommodate the given traffic demands. Crosslayer …

Robust design of spectrum-efficient green optical backbone networks

A Nag, T Wang, B Mukherjee - Journal of Lightwave …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) based optical network
design focussing on minimizing the total power consumption of the network to make the …

Quality-aware resource provisioning for multiband elastic optical networks: a deep-learning-assisted approach

RK Jana, BC Chatterjee, AP Singh… - Journal of Optical …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multiband elastic optical network (MB-EON) technology can help to sustain exponential
traffic growth in the optical backbone network. However, multiband operation creates high …

Power-aware high-capacity elastic optical networks

M Radovic, A Sgambelluri, F Cugini… - Journal of Optical …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The power consumption of telecommunication equipment has been identified as a relevant
contributor to global energy consumption. In fact, new-generation optical transponders …

Designing transparent flexible-grid optical networks for maximum spectral efficiency

J Pedro - Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Higher-order modulation formats and spectral super-channels are key to maximizing
spectral efficiency (SE) in next-generation optical transport networks, thereby …

Performance evaluation of multi-band optical networks employing distance-adaptive resource allocation

M Nakagawa, H Kawahara, K Masumoto… - … Opto-Electronics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate the practical benefits of multi-band optical networks leveraging distance-
adaptive resource allocation. Simulations clarify that the S+ C+ L-band scenario can …