The Passive Optical Network (PON) has been evolving continuously in terms of architecture
and capacity to keep up with the demand for high-speed Internet access in the access …

Energy efficiency and green communications have become well-established themes for next-
generation communications systems, with specific regard to reducing carbon footprint …

Current Gigabit-class passive optical networks (PONs) evolve into next-generation PONs,
whereby high-speed 10+ Gb/s time division multiplexing (TDM) and long-reach wavelength …

In this paper, a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller integrated with a neural
network (NN) is proposed to ensure quality of service (QoS) bandwidth requirements in …

Smart grid applications, such as teleprotection, synchrophasors, remote condition
monitoring, and control of assets, require timely and reliable data communication systems …

Network utility maximization (NUM) models have been successfully applied to address
multiple resource-allocation problems in communication networks. This paper explores, for …

To serve futuristic applications, wireless access with a wired-like connectivity is required. To
accomplish this goal, we propose a design for a flexible radio-over-fiber (RoF) network …

Access networks must further advance to address the intensification of the requirements of
growing speeds and the usage of Internet applications, and time and wavelength division …

In time division, multiple access (TDMA)-based passive optical network (PONs), a dynamic
bandwidth assignment (DBA) is necessary for efficient utilization of the available bandwidth …

Abstract Passive Optical Networks (PONs) are the most important access architectures since
their deployment is massive all around the world. However, the QoS (Quality of Service) and …