Introduction to the OFC 2016 Special Issue

Ori Gerstel and Pat Iannone

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), OFC1-OFC1 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Increasing Flexibility and Capacity in Real PON Deployments by Using 2/4/8-PAM Formats

R. van der Linden, N.-C. Tran, E. Tangdiongga, and A. M. J. Koonen

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A1-A8 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Design of Low-Margin Optical Networks

Yvan Pointurier

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A9-A17 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Tipping Point for the Future Scalable OXC: What Size M × M WSS Is Needed?

Masaki Niwa, Yojiro Mori, Hiroshi Hasegawa, and Ken-ichi Sato

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A18-A25 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Synchronization in a Random Length Ring Network for SDN-Controlled Optical TDM Switching

Valerija Kamchevska, Valentina Cristofori, Francesco Da Ros, Bingli Guo, Chris Jackson, Anna M. Fagertun, Sarah Ruepp, Reza Nejabati, Dimitra Simeonidou, Lars Dittmann, Michael Berger, Leif K. Oxenløwe, and Michael Galili

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A26-A34 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Virtual Network Topology Adaptability Based on Data Analytics for Traffic Prediction

Fernando Morales, Marc Ruiz, Lluís Gifre, Luis M. Contreras, Víctor López, and Luis Velasco

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A35-A45 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Performance Evaluation of Ethernet-Based Mobile Fronthaul and Wireless CoMP in Split-PHY Processing

Kenji Miyamoto, Shigeru Kuwano, Tatsuya Shimizu, Jun Terada, and Akihiro Otaka

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A46-A54 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Need for a Transport API in 5G for Global Orchestration of Cloud and Networks Through a Virtualized Infrastructure Manager and Planner [Invited]

Arturo Mayoral, Raul Muñoz, Ricard Vilalta, Ramon Casellas, Ricardo Martínez, and Victor López

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A55-A62 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Software-Defined Elastic Optical Network Node Supporting Spectrum Defragmentation

Paikun Zhu, Juhao Li, Dan Wu, Yuanxiang Chen, Yu Tian, Zhongying Wu, Dawei Ge, Xin Chen, Zhangyuan Chen, and Yongqi He

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A63-A70 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Spatial and Spectral Super-channel Optical Packet Switching System for Multigranular SDM-WDM Optical Networks

Hideaki Furukawa, José Manuel Delgado Mendinueta, Naoya Wada, and Hiroaki Harai

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A77-A84 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Joint Multi-layer Survivability Techniques for IP-Over-Elastic-Optical-Networks

P. Papanikolaou, K. Christodoulopoulos, and E. Varvarigos

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A85-A98 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Routing, Spectrum, and Core and/or Mode Assignment on Space-Division Multiplexing Optical Networks [Invited]

Hideki Tode and Yusuke Hirota

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A99-A113 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Multiflow Application for WDM Networks With Multicarrier Transponders Serving Superchannels in Contentionless OXCs [Invited]

Thierry Zami

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A114-A124 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Traffic Grooming Policies Under Switching Constraints in Next-Generation Transport Networks

António Eira, João Pedro, and João Pires

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(1), A125-A134 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Integrated SDN/NFV Orchestration for the Dynamic Deployment of Mobile Virtual Backhaul Networks Over a Multilayer (Packet/Optical) Aggregation Infrastructure

Ricardo Martínez, Arturo Mayoral, Ricard Vilalta, Ramon Casellas, Raül Muñoz, Stephan Pachnicke, Thomas Szyrkowiec, and Achim Autenrieth

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A135-A142 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Spatial Division Multiplexing for High Capacity Optical Interconnects in Modular Data Centers

Matteo Fiorani, Massimo Tornatore, Jiajia Chen, Lena Wosinska, and Biswanath Mukherjee

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A143-A153 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Wavelength Defragmentation for Seamless Service Migration

Yutaka Takita, Kazuyuki Tajima, Tomohiro Hashiguchi, and Toru Katagiri

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A154-A161 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Next-Generation Exascale Network Integrated Architecture for Global Science [Invited]

Harvey Newman, M. Spiropulu, J. Balcas, D. Kcira, I. Legrand, A. Mughal, J. R. Vlimant, and R. Voicu

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A162-A169 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Elastic Optical Interface With Variable Baudrate: Architecture and Proof-of-Concept

Arnaud Dupas, Patricia Layec, Eric Dutisseuil, Sergio Belotti, Sébastien Bigo, Emilio Hugues Salas, Georgios Zervas, and Dimitra Simeonidou

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A170-A175 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Evaluating Modular Node Architectures With Limited Shelf Interconnection [Invited]

Rui Manuel Morais, João Pedro, and Tom Rarick

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A176-A188 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Space-Time-Coded High-Speed Reconfigurable Card-to-Card Free-Space Optical Interconnects

Ke Wang, Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas, Christina Lim, Kamal Alameh, and Efstratios Skafidas

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A189-A197 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Unified Architecture of an Integrated SDM-WSS Employing a PLC-Based Spatial Beam Transformer Array for Various Types of SDM Fibers

Masahiko Jinno and Yutaka Mori

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A198-A206 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Control Orchestration Protocol: Unified Transport API for Distributed Cloud and Network Orchestration

Arturo Mayoral, Ricard Vilalta, Raul Muñoz, Ramon Casellas, Ricardo Martínez, Michela Svaluto Moreolo, Josep M. Fabrega, Alejandro Aguado, Shuangyi Yan, Dimitra Simeonidou, Jose M. Gran, Víctor López, Pavel Kaczmarek, Rafal Szwedowski, Thomas Szyrkowiec, Achim Autenrieth, Norboru Yoshikane, Takehiro Tsuritani, Itsuro Morita, Masaki Shiraiwa, Naoya Wada, Masato Nishihara, T. Tanaka, Tomoo Takahara, Jens C. Rasmussen, Yuki Yoshida, and Ken-ichi Kitayama

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A216-A222 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Segment Routing for Effective Recovery and Multi-domain Traffic Engineering

A. Giorgetti, A. Sgambelluri, F. Paolucci, F. Cugini, and P. Castoldi

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A223-A232 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Connected OFCity: Technology Innovations for a Smart City Project [Invited]

Rod Tucker, Marco Ruffini, Luca Valcarenghi, Divanilson R. Campelo, Dimitra Simeonidou, Liang Du, Maria-Cristina Marinescu, Catherine Middleton, Shuang Yin, Tim Forde, Kevin Bourg, Eugene Dai, Ed Harstead, Philippe Chanclou, Hal Roberts, Volker Jungnickel, Sergi Figuerola, Tomoo Takahara, Rajesh Yadav, Peter Vetter, Denis A. Khotimsky, and Jun Shan Wey

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A245-A255 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Application-Specific Slicing for MVNO and Traffic Characterization [Invited]

Akihiro Nakao and Ping Du

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A256-A262 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Algorithm for Raising OXC Port Count to Meet Traffic Growth at Minimum Cost

Kosuke Sato, Yojiro Mori, Hiroshi Hasegawa, and Ken-ichi Sato

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A263-A270 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Multilayer Network Analytics With SDN-Based Monitoring Framework

Shuangyi Yan, Alejandro Aguado, Yanni Ou, Rui Wang, Reza Nejabati, and Dimitra Simeonidou

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(2), A271-A279 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Resilient Optical Network Technologies for Catastrophic Disasters [Invited]

Yoshinari Awaji, Hideaki Furukawa, Sugang Xu, Masaki Shiraiwa, Naoya Wada, and Takehiro Tsuritani

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 9(6), A280-A289 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF