52 research outputs found
Beyond 5G Domainless Network Operation enabled by Multiband: Toward Optical Continuum Architectures
Both public and private innovation projects are targeting the design,
prototyping and demonstration of a novel end-to-end integrated packet-optical
transport architecture based on Multi-Band (MB) optical transmission and
switching networks. Essentially, MB is expected to be the next technological
evolution to deal with the traffic demand and service requirements of 5G mobile
networks, and beyond, in the most cost-effective manner. Thanks to MB
transmission, classical telco architectures segmented into hierarchical levels
and domains can move forward toward an optical network continuum, where edge
access nodes are all-optically interconnected with top-hierarchical nodes,
interfacing Content Delivery Networks (CDN) and Internet Exchange Points (IXP).
This article overviews the technological challenges and innovation requirements
to enable such an architectural shift of telco networks both from a data and
control and management planes
Optical networking special issue based on selected papers of IEEE ANTS 2015
In Priority-based content processing with Q-routing in Information Centric Networking (ICN), Sibendu Paul, Bitan Banerjee, Amitava Mukherjee and Mrinal K. Naskar address content management issue in a cache with finite storage capability in ICN by proposing an efficient content management policy that changes a router to a self-sustained cache. A novel algorithm based on Q-routing is proposed to determine the order of service for content packets in the buffer of a cache and find next node toward the destination with minimum propagation delay
Meeting the requirements to deploy cloud RAN over optical networks
Radio access network (RAN) cost savings are expected in future cloud RAN (C-RAN). In contrast to traditional distributed RAN architectures, in C-RAN, remote radio heads (RRHs) from different sites can share baseband processing resources from virtualized baseband unit pools placed in a few central locations (COs). Due to the stringent requirements of the several interfaces needed in C-RAN, optical networks have been proposed to support C-RAN. One of the key elements that needs to be considered are optical transponders. Specifically, sliceable bandwidth-variable transponders (SBVTs) have recently shown many advantages for core optical transport networks. In this paper, we study the connectivity requirements of C-RAN applications and conclude that dynamicity, fine granularity, and elasticity are needed. However, there is no SBVT implementation that supports those requirements, and thus, we propose and assess an SBVT architecture based on dynamic optical arbitrary generation/measurement. We consider different long-term evolution-advanced configurations and study the impact of the centralization level in terms of the capital expense and operating expense. An optimization problem is modeled to decide which COs should be equipped and which equipment, including transponders, needs to be installed. The results show noticeable cost savings from installing the proposed SBVTs compared to installing fixed transponders. Finally, compared to the maximum centralization level, remarkable cost savings are shown when a lower level of centralization is considered.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft
SDN-based Network Orchestration of Variable-capacity Optical Packet Switching Network over Programmable Flexi-grid Elastic Optical Path Network
A multidomain and multitechnology optical network orchestration is demonstrated in an international testbed located in Japan, the U.K., and Spain. The application-based network operations architecture is proposed as a carrier software-defined network solution for provisioning end-to-end optical transport services through a multidomain multitechnology network scenario, consisting of a 46–108 Gb/s variable-capacity OpenFlow-capable optical packet switching network and a programmable, flexi-grid elastic optical path network
Software Defined Applications in Cellular and Optical Networks
abstract: Small wireless cells have the potential to overcome bottlenecks in wireless access through the sharing of spectrum resources. A novel access backhaul network architecture based on a Smart Gateway (Sm-GW) between the small cell base stations, e.g., LTE eNBs, and the conventional backhaul gateways, e.g., LTE Servicing/Packet Gateways (S/P-GWs) has been introduced to address the bottleneck. The Sm-GW flexibly schedules uplink transmissions for the eNBs. Based on software defined networking (SDN) a management mechanism that allows multiple operator to flexibly inter-operate via multiple Sm-GWs with a multitude of small cells has been proposed. This dissertation also comprehensively survey the studies that examine the SDN paradigm in optical networks. Along with the PHY functional split improvements, the performance of Distributed Converged Cable Access Platform (DCCAP) in the cable architectures especially for the Remote-PHY and Remote-MACPHY nodes has been evaluated. In the PHY functional split, in addition to the re-use of infrastructure with a common FFT module for multiple technologies, a novel cross functional split interaction to cache the repetitive QAM symbols across time at the remote node to reduce the transmission rate requirement of the fronthaul link has been proposed.Dissertation/ThesisDoctoral Dissertation Electrical Engineering 201
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