Self-configuring metro-access network with OpenXR Pluggables and filter-less OADMs


Por: Rafel, A, Wright, P, Farrow, K, Kapuscinski, R, Napoli, A, Castro, C, Sugden, N, Stavdas, A, Cooper,, Kosmatos, E, Pavon-Marino, P, Fernandez, E, Xia, S, Calabretta, N, Casellas, R

Publicada: 1 jun 2025
Resumen:
We present a proof-of-concept (PoC) of a metro-access optical network that uses automatically reconfigurable OpenXR Pluggables and filter-less optical add-drop multiplexers (OADMs) over a chain of access nodes connected to two metro nodes in a horseshoe topology. Each OADM consists of optical splitters and semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), whose gains are individually managed by an open-source network controller. Two sets of XR Pluggables were stacked operating both in point-to-point (P2P) and point-to-multipoint (P2MP) configurations. We conducted physical-layer experiments and evaluated control plane aspects to assess the performance of the proposed network. (c) 2025 Optica Publishing Group. All rights, including for text and data mining (TDM), Artificial Intelligence (AI) training, and similar technologies, are reserved

Filiaciones:
Rafel, A:
 British Telecommun plc, Ipswich, England

Wright, P:
 British Telecommun plc, Ipswich, England

Farrow, K:
 British Telecommun plc, Ipswich, England

Kapuscinski, R:
 Infinera, Warsaw, Poland

Napoli, A:
 Infinera, Munich, Germany

Castro, C:
 Infinera, Munich, Germany

Sugden, N:
 Infinera, Shoreditch, London, England

Stavdas, A:
 OpenLight Comm Europe OLC E, Praha, Czech Republic

Cooper,:
 OpenLight Comm Europe OLC E, Praha, Czech Republic

Kosmatos, E:
 OpenLight Comm Europe OLC E, Praha, Czech Republic

Pavon-Marino, P:
 Elighthouse Network Solut, Cartagena, Spain

Fernandez, E:
 Elighthouse Network Solut, Cartagena, Spain

Xia, S:
 Eindhoven Univ Technol, Eindhoven, Netherlands

 Eindhoven Hendrik Casimir Inst, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Calabretta, N:
 Eindhoven Univ Technol, Eindhoven, Netherlands

 Eindhoven Hendrik Casimir Inst, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Casellas, R:
 Ctr Tecnol Telecomunicac Catalunya CTTC CERCA, Castelldefels, Spain
ISSN: 19430620





Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
Editorial
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 17 Número: 6
Páginas: 543-554
WOS Id: 001502792100001
imagen Green Submitted, All Open Access; Green Open Access

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