On the vision of complete fixed-mobile convergence

MA Ali, G Ellinas, H Erkan… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews and outlines the key features of the emerging next-generation fixed
passive optical network (NG-PON)-based and fourth-generation (4G) mobile broadband …

A survivable and flexible WDM access network by alternate FSO-and fiber-paths for fault protection

CH Yeh, HS Ko, SK Liaw, LH Liu… - IEEE Photonics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inthe work, we study and express a new wavelength-division-multiplexing passive optical
network (WDM-PON) architecture with fiber fault protection. The designed optical network …

New unified PON-RAN access architecture for 4G LTE networks

K Ramantas, K Vlachos, AN Bikos, G Ellinas… - Journal of Optical …, 2014 - opg.optica.org
This work presents a new converged access architecture for LTE mobile backhaul networks.
In the proposed architecture, evolved NodeBs (eNBs) are interconnected with local ring …

Efficient resource management via dynamic bandwidth sharing in a WDM-PON ring-based architecture

K Ramantas, K Vlachos, G Ellinas… - 2012 14th …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we propose an efficient resource management approach for WDM-PON ring
architectures that supports dynamic bandwidth allocation and sharing of downstream …

Optical network unit

E Gottwald, ED Schmidt, B Lankl - US Patent 9,401,764, 2016 - Google Patents
The present invention provides an apparatus, in particular an optical network unit, which
comprises a first part operably coupled to an arm of an optical fiber network, the first part …

A simple WDM-PON supporting LAN services by spectrum-sliced technology

C Feng, C Gan, S Ma, Z Gao - Photonic Network Communications, 2017 - Springer
A simple wavelength-division-multiplexing passive optical network is proposed in this paper.
By simply designing the remote node, the virtual-ring local area network (LAN) services …

Heterogeneous radio-over-fiber passive access network architecture to mitigate Rayleigh backscattering interferometric beat noise

CH Yeh, CW Chow - Optics Express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
We propose and experimentally demonstrate a hybrid radio-over-fiber (ROF) wavelength
division multiplexed and time division multiplexed passive optical network (WDM-TDM PON) …

Advanced architectures for PON supporting Fi-Wi convergence

G Ellinas, K Vlachos, C Christodoulou, M Ali - … -Wireless Convergence in …, 2017 - Springer
The phenomenal growth of mobile backhaul capacity required to support the emerging
mobile traffic including cellular Long-Term Evolution (LTE), and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) …

Technologies and architectures for broadband Digital Divide elimination

SE Polykalas, K Vlachos… - 2017 24th International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The provision of high speed connectivity to all citizens has been broadly accepted in the
developed world, as one of the key elements for growth and innovation. Europe 2020 …

High-reliable WDM access network based on alternate transmission mode featuring power optimization and network stability

C Feng, C Gan, Y Gong, C Wu - Optical Switching and Networking, 2015 - Elsevier
A ring-based wavelength division multiplexing access network is presented in this paper. By
introducing a novel alternate transmission mode, the network can optimize the optical power …