Evolution of access network sharing and its role in 5G networks

N Afraz, F Slyne, H Gill, M Ruffini - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper details the evolution of access network sharing models from legacy DSL to the
most recent fibre-based technology and the main challenges faced from technical and …

Proposal and investigation of a reconfiguration cost aware policy for resource allocation in multi-provider NFV infrastructures interconnected by elastic optical …

V Eramo, FG Lavacca - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes and investigates a reconfiguration policy of cloud and bandwidth
resources in network function virtualization environments in which the network function …

Efficiency gains in 5G softwarised radio access networks

N Gkatzios, M Anastasopoulos, A Tzanakaki… - EURASIP Journal on …, 2019 - Springer
This paper proposes the concept of compute resource disaggregation in centralized
softwarised radio access networks. This approach allows individual allocation of processing …

Single-stage scheduler for accurate QoS delivery in virtualised multi-tenant Passive Optical Networks

F Slyne, B Cornaglia, M Boselli… - … Conference on Optical …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a single-stage downstream scheduler assuring accurate Quality of Service
delivery across Virtual Network Operators in a multi-tenant PON. We show performance …

Connected OFCity Challenge: Addressing the Digital Divide in the Developing World

M Ruffini, K Pillay, C Xie, L Shi, D Smith… - Journal of Optical …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Over the past 50 years, the development of information and communications technology has
provided unprecedented support to the steady economic growth of developed countries. In …

[PDF][PDF] Full PON virtulisation supporting multi-tenancy beyond 5G

N Afraz, F Slyne, M Ruffini - OSA Advanced Photonics Congress (AP) …, 2019 - academia.edu
Full PON Virtulisation Supporting Multi-Tenancy Beyond 5G Page 1 Full PON Virtulisation
Supporting Multi-Tenancy Beyond 5G Nima Afraz, Frank Slyne and Marco Ruffini CONNECT …