Wavelength switched hybrid TDMA/WDM (TWDM) PON: a flexible next-generation optical access solution

In this paper, we propose the system concepts of a next-generation wavelength switched hybrid time division multiple access and wavelength division multiplexing (TWDM) passive optical network (PON) architecture. In this architecture, wavelength selective switches (WSSs) are used at the remote node to improve flexibility, data security and power budget compared to other TWDM-PON variants. We map the proposed architecture to the requirements of next-generation optical access networks in a 2020 perspective. Finally, we benchmark the proposed architecture with other proposed TWDM-PON solutions

Energy efficient DBA algorithms for TWDM-PONs

Energy efficiency is of a vital significance in the design of next generation time and wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks (TWDM-PONs). In this paper, we first review strategies to save energy in TWDM-PONs using the state-of-the-art dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA) algorithms. The DBA algorithms should not only minimize energy consumption but should impose a minimal penalty on delay performance. In this context, mainly two DBA design paradigms can be exploited: offline and online. After reviewing the performance of various design paradigms, we propose an optimal algorithm, which minimizes the energy consumption at both the OLT and the ONUs, by combining the energy efficiency due to sleep modes and the load dependent use of transceivers at the OLT. Due to this, the average energy consumption is reduced to 31%

Dynamic bandwidth allocation with optimal wavelength switching in TWDM-PONs

Time and wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks (TWDM-PONs) have been widely considered as one of the next evolutionary steps of optical access networks. A variety of algorithms exists that explore the problem of scheduling and wavelength assignment in TWDM-PONs. These algorithms, however, allow unlimited switching of wavelengths. In reality, wavelength switching increases guard bands due to the tuning and the switching time of components, limiting channel utilization and increasing packet delays. We propose a novel dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA) algorithm for TWDM-PON that minimizes the performance degradation due to excessive wavelength switching

40 Gbps Access for Metro networks: Implications in terms of Sustainability and Innovation from an LCA Perspective

In this work, the implications of new technologies, more specifically the new optical FTTH technologies, are studied both from the functional and non-functional perspectives. In particular, some direct impacts are listed in the form of abandoning non-functional technologies, such as micro-registration, which would be implicitly required for having a functioning operation before arrival the new high-bandwidth access technologies. It is shown that such abandonment of non-functional best practices, which are mainly at the management level of ICT, immediately results in additional consumption and environmental footprint, and also there is a chance that some other new innovations might be 'missed.' Therefore, unconstrained deployment of these access technologies is not aligned with a possible sustainable ICT picture, except if they are regulated. An approach to pricing the best practices, including both functional and non-functional technologies, is proposed in order to develop a regulation and policy framework for a sustainable broadband access.Comment: 10 pages, 6 Tables, 1 Figure. Accepted to be presented at the ICT4S'15 Conferenc