The combination of the most prestigious optical and wireless technologies for implementing
a modern broadband integrated access network has been progressively gaining ground. By …

The implications of the main components of dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA) algorithms
in ethernet passive optical networks, namely grant scheduling framework, grant sizing, and …

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 …

Energy-efficient passive optical networks (PONs) have gained significant interest since they
are estimated to be the largest energy consumers among the wired access networks for the …

The most important challenge in an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) is bandwidth
allocation. This is because it is a mandatory service to satisfy the end users' service level …

In modern, competitive, and dynamic access networks the underlying bandwidth distribution
mechanism has to be capable of understanding user requirements, meeting stringent quality …

Several dynamic bandwidth allocation algorithms have been introduced to schedule
upstream wavelength channels in wavelength division multiplexing Ethernet passive optical …

Communication networks' energy consumption poses a considerable threat to the
environment stability. The expansion of access networks, which constitute the main …

The upstream transmission of bulk data files in Ethernet passive optical networks (EPONs)
arises from a number of applications, such as data backup and multimedia file upload …

Fairness assurance in modern access networks constitutes a focal point of interest since it
dramatically affects the quality of the provided services to the final users. Traffic balancing …