Rigid fixed-grid wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical networks can no longer
keep up with the emerging bandwidth-hungry and highly dynamic services in an efficient …

Emerging services and applications demanding high bitrate and stringent quality of service
requirements are pushing telecom operators to upgrade their core networks based on …

The recently created ITU-T Focus Group Network 2030 is leading network operators to
identify the requirements and use cases that networks are expected to fulfill for the short …

The Internet of vehicles (IoV) is a newly emerged wave that converges Internet of things (IoT)
into vehicular networks to benefit from ubiquitous Internet connectivity. Despite various …

Compared to wavelength switched optical networks (WSON), flexgrid optical networks
provide higher spectrum efficiency and flexibility. To properly analyze, design, plan, and …

The deployment of beyond 5G and 6G network infrastructures will enable highly dynamic
services requiring stringent Quality of Service (QoS). Supporting such combinations in …

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) …

New 5 G and beyond services demand innovative solutions in optical transport to increase
efficiency and flexibility and reduce capital (CAPEX) and operational (OPEX) expenditures …

National IP/multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) networks have been designed using a
multilayer approach to take advantage of the optical layer's longer reach. In that approach …

To meet the requirements of the emerging applications, future networks must transmit
multiple class of services traffic with diverse quality of service (QoS) requirements. In this …