Crafting Fiber Access Networks for Service Excellence Assurance

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Moscone Center

This technical panel will delve into the intricacies of designing fiber access networks that ensure outstanding service quality. Key topics include:

• IEEE and ITU-T fiber access system MAC designs:
  • Examination of critical considerations, such as scalability to rates higher than 50Gbps, choice of Forward Error Correction (FEC), and future-proofing for data rates beyond 100Gbps.
  • Analysis of preferences for IEEE and ITU-T access system MAC designs in various scenarios
  • Discussion on potential standard evolutions, including different resource allocation schemes (Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for TDM, and others for WDM), SDN applications, slicing, protocol extensions, and FTT-X convergences
• Features of future passive optical networks (PONs):
  • Exploration of future PON MAC functions by adding the frequency dimension and others on top of the time dimension for resource allocation
  • Consideration of how current PON Transmission Convergence (TC) layer mechanisms would evolve
  • Discussion on necessary protocol extensions and the need for flexible PONs with different MAC and scheduling mechanisms for efficient resource utilization
  • Comparative insights into the flexibility offered by IEEE vs. ITU access system MAC technologies
• Access service convergence:
  • Challenges and best practices for achieving seamless access network service convergence
  • Strategies for the coexistence of multiple PON standards within the same network, including interoperability considerations
  • Approaches for smooth migration and coexistence of different PON standards

Join us as industry experts and researchers provide in-depth analysis and insights into the evolving landscape of fiber access networks, ensuring they meet the demands of future applications.

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