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 …

Virtual DBA: virtualizing passive optical networks to enable multi-service operation in true multi-tenant environments

M Ruffini, A Ahmad, S Zeb, N Afraz… - Journal of Optical …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
This paper presents the concept of virtual dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA), a method we
propose to virtualize upstream capacity scheduling in passive optical networks (PONs) …