Energy-Saving Mechanism in WDM/TDM-PON Based on Upstream Network Traffic

One of the main challenges of Passive Optical Networks (PONs) is the resource (bandwidth and wavelength) management. Since it has been shown that access networks consume a significant part of the overall energy of the telecom networks, the resource management schemes should also consider energy mini...

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Main Authors: Paola Garfias, Marilet De Andrade, Massimo Tornatore, Anna Buttaboni, Sebastià Sallent, Lluís Gutiérrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Photonics
Subjects:
PON
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/1/3/235