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 …

Future 5G services are characterised by unprecedented need for high rate, ubiquitous
availability, ultralow latency, and high reliability. The fragmented network view that is …

The current level of pooling and sharing between fixed and mobile infrastructures is not
sufficient to allow the most efficient use of network resources, whether fixed, mobile, or Wi-Fi …

This article presents a converged 5G network infrastructure and an overarching architecture
to jointly support operational network and end-user services, proposed by the EU 5G PPP …

This work proposes and devises a self-healing hybrid tree/ring-based 10G-EPON
architecture that enables the support of a converged PON-4G LTE access networking …

Optical metro networks evolution driven by 5G requirements face enormous challenges.
Network functions virtualized in the data centers spread to the metro nodes, IP, and optical …

As we enter the B5G/6G era, the converged Access and Metro segments are facing multi-
faceted challenges including the heterogeneity of technologies, an unprecedented density …

Communication networks must continuously evolve to ensure a sustainable growth of our
“Internet Society.” It has been repeatedly observed that the push for more and more …

The mobile market has experienced unprecedented growth over the last few decades.
Consumer trends have shifted towards mobile internet services supported by 3G and 4G …

Next-generation access networks are expected to provide mobility, large data bandwidth,
high quality of service (QoS), and ubiquitous coverage. Hybrid optical-wireless access …