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 …

Multidimensional convergence in future 5G networks

M Ruffini - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Future 5G services are characterised by unprecedented need for high rate, ubiquitous
availability, ultralow latency, and high reliability. The fragmented network view that is …

[HTML][HTML] Future scenarios for software-defined metro and access networks and software-defined photonics

T Muciaccia, VMN Passaro - Photonics, 2017 - mdpi.com
In recent years, architectures, devices, and components in telecommunication networks
have been challenged by evolutionary and revolutionary factors which are drastically …

Access and metro network convergence for flexible end-to-end network design

M Ruffini, M Achouche, A Arbelaez, R Bonk… - Journal of Optical …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
This paper reports on the architectural, protocol, physical layer, and integrated testbed
demonstrations carried out by the DISCUS FP7 consortium in the area of access–metro …

Optimal scalability of FiWi networks based on multistage stochastic programming and policies

A Peralta, E Inga, R Hincapié - Journal of Optical …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The large demand of bandwidth due to new and future applications from services being
implemented such as smart grid (SG), smart cities (SC), and the Internet of Things has …

SDN enabled dynamically reconfigurable high capacity optical access architecture for converged services

G Talli, F Slyne, S Porto, D Carey… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Dynamically reconfigurable time-division multiplexing (TDM) dense wavelength division
multiplexing (DWDM) long-reach passive optical networks (PONs) can support the reduction …

Experimental end-to-end demonstration of shared N: M dual-homed protection in SDN-controlled long-reach PON and pan-European core

S McGettrick, F Slyne, N Kitsuwan… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Seeking reduction of capital and operational costs on next-generation fiber networks is the
holy grail of network planning and deployment for all operators worldwide. In particular …

Simultaneous wavelength and orbital angular momentum demultiplexing using tunable MEMS-based Fabry-Perot filter

VS Lyubopytov, AP Porfirev, SO Gurbatov, S Paul… - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate simultaneous wavelength and orbital angular
momentum (OAM) multiplexing/demultiplexing of 10 Gbit/s data streams using a new on …

Experimental demonstration of soft-ROADMS with dual-arm drop elements for future optical-wireless converged access networks

OFA Gonem, RP Giddings… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Digital signal processing (DSP)-enabled soft reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers
(Soft-ROADMs) offer flexible add/drop optical switching at wavelength, sub-wavelength and …

A proposal for an SDN-based SIEPON architecture

H Khalili, S Sallent, JR Piney, D Rincón - Optics Communications, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Passive Optical Network (PON) elements such as Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and
Optical Network Units (ONUs) are currently managed by inflexible legacy network …