Lightwave communications is a necessity for the information age. Optical links provide
enormous bandwidth, and the optical fiber is the only medium that can meet the modern …

The emerging software defined networking (SDN) paradigm separates the data plane from
the control plane and centralizes network control in an SDN controller. Applications interact …

A paradigm shift in optical communication networks is proposed, with the introduction of a
new ecosystem of devices and components with the capability of transforming current point …

The various topologies, traffic patterns and cost targets of optical networks have prevented
the deployment of end-to-end solutions across multi-domains, and the optimization of the …

The tremendous growth of data traffic has spurred a rapid evolution of optical
communications for a higher data transmission capacity. Next-generation fiber-optic …

In this paper, we discuss building blocks that enable the exploitation of optical capacities
beyond 100 Gb/s. Optical networks will benefit from more flexibility and agility in their …

Reconfigurable optical networks have emerged as a promising technology to efficiently
serve the fast-growing traffic produced by the digital society. This paper provides a survey of …

Elastic optical networks (EON) have been proposed to meet the network capacity and
dynamicity challenges. Hardware and software resource optimization and re-configurability …

This work addresses the relatively long setup latency and complicated network control and
management caused by on-demand virtual network function service chain (vNF-SC) …

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IPR, NP, Networks, NOMA, Sensors, SOF, SPPCom) © OSA 2018 Towards multiband optical …