Introduction to the Photonic Networks and Devices (NETWORKS) Special Issue

Marija Furdek, David Caplan, and Marco Fiorentino

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 12(4), NET1-NET2 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Relative impact of channel symbol rate on transmission capacity

Thomas Gerard, Daniel Semrau, Eric Sillekens, Adrian Edwards, Wayne Pelouch, Stuart Barnes, Robert I. Killey, Domaniç Lavery, Polina Bayvel, and Lidia Galdino

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 12(4), B1-B8 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Quantum cryptography networks in support of path verification in service function chains

A. Aguado, D. R. López, A. Pastor, V. López, J. P. Brito, M. Peev, A. Poppe, and V. Martín

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 12(4), B9-B19 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhancing latency performance through intelligent bandwidth allocation decisions: a survey and comparative study of machine learning techniques

Lihua Ruan, Maluge P. I. Dias, and Elaine Wong

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 12(4), B20-B32 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Network slicing architecture for SDM and analog-radio-over-fiber-based 5G fronthaul networks

Juan Brenes, Thomas D. Lagkas, Dimitrios Klonidis, Raul Muñoz, Simon Rommel, Giada Landi, Idelfonso Tafur Monroy, Evangelos Grivas, Evangelos Pikasis, Giacomo Bernini, Josep M. Fabrega, and Ricard Vilalta

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 12(4), B33-B43 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Flexspander: augmenting expander networks in high-performance systems with optical bandwidth steering

Min Yee Teh, Zhenguo Wu, and Keren Bergman

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 12(4), B44-B54 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Spectral-slicing noise in polarization-modulated optical links

Mark D. Feuer, Mario V. Bnyamin, and Xin Jiang

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 12(4), B55-B62 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Virtual DBA: virtualizing passive optical networks to enable multi-service operation in true multi-tenant environments

Marco Ruffini, Arsalan Ahmad, Sanwal Zeb, Nima Afraz, and Frank Slyne

J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 12(4), B63-B73 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF