Design of Optical Transmission Link with Cascaded Fibre-Optical Parametric Amplifiers

Long Nguyen, Sonia Boscolo, Stylianos Sygletos

Implications of Deploying Optical Phase Conjugators (OPCs) to Reduce DSP Overhead in a Dynamic WDM Coherent Optical Network

Boyang Hu, Mrudula Krishna, Deepa Venkitesh, Byrav Ramamurthy

Linear and Nonlinear SNR Estimation Using Spectral and Temporal Correlations

Vinod Bajaj, Petros Ramantanis, Fabien Boitier, Patricia Layec

Scalable Multilevel oDAC-Based PAM-m | QAM-m2 Transmitter Using Just PAM-2|4 Electronic Drivers -Comparative Performance

Konstantinos Moschopoulos, Moshe Nazarathy, Ioannis Tomkos

Improving Spectrum Efficiency with Adaptive Regenerations in Elastic Optical Networks

Saquib Amjad, Carmen Mas-Machuca

Does Considering Only Crosstalk Suffice for QoT-Aware Provisioning in Multicore Fiber Networks?

Jaya Lakshmi Ravipudi, Maite Brandt-Pearce

Design of Time-Domain Learned Volterra Equalisers for WDM Systems

Nelson Castro, Sonia Boscolo, Andrew Ellis, Stylianos Sygletos

Deep Learning Gain and Tilt Adaptive Digital Twin Modeling of Optical Line Systems for Accurate OSNR Predictions

Rocco D'Ingillo, Andrea D\'Amico, Renato Ambrosone, Emanuele Virgillito, Vittorio Gatto, Stefano Straullu, Francesco Aquilino, Vittorio Curri

Using the OCATA Digital Twin to Improve QoT of Optical Connections in Multiband Optical Networks

Sadegh Ghasrizadeh Dezfouli, Prasunika Khare, Marc Ruiz, Luis Velasco

Field Trial Demonstration of Digital Twin Assisted Network Optimization on a Production Network

Reda Ayassi, Xin Yang, Yvan Pointurier, Gabriel Charlet, Quoc Nguyen, Yassine El Harraz

Bottom-Up Design of Digital Twins for Optical Transport Networks: Challenges and Lessons Learned

Renato Cherini, Nehuen Gonzalez-Montoro, Luis Compagnucci, Jorge Finochietto

Next-Gen Green Networking: Fusing Power-overFiber and Solar Harvesting in 6G C-RAN Scenarios

Francisco-Javier Moreno-Muro, Gabriel Otero Pérez, Enrique Fernandez Sanchez, David Larrabeiti, Juan Pedro Fernández-Palacios, Pablo Pavon-Marino, Carmen Vazquez

Experimental Demonstration of High Precision Time Transfer in FPGA for 5G and 6G Networks

Lakshmi Rajagopal, Romerson Oliveira, Andrew Lord, Yeshpal Singh, Reza Nejabati, Dimitra Simeonidou

Validation of Digital Subcarriers Coherent Transceivers for Mobile Transport Applications in 5G Radio Access Networks

Pablo Torres-Ferrera, Roberto Mercinelli, Marco Caretti, Emilio Riccardi, Maurizio Valvo, Per Lembre, Johan Bäck, Alexandre Afonso, Neil Jackson, Paul Norris, Mario Porrega, Giuliano Benetazzo, David Hillerkuss, Antonio Napoli, Annachiara Pagano

Feasibility Study of Nyquist-Switching Node to Enable Mesh RU Fronthaul Interconnections and Flexible 6G Mobile Network Operation

Christos Christofidis, Georgios Gorgias, Haris Georgopoulos, Antonio Napoli, D. Marom, Ioannis Tomkos

Routing Strategies for Quantum Key Distribution Networks Based on Trusted Relay Nodes

Tommy van Duijn, Sebastian Verschoor, Simon Rommel, Idelfonso Tafur Monroy

Multi-Layered Optical Network Architecture with Coarse-Granularity-Routing Optical Bypass

Hayato Yuasa, Kenji Cruzado, Yojiro Mori, Shih-Chun Lin, Motoharu Matsuura, Suresh Subramaniam, Kohei Hosokawa, Shigeyuki Yanagimachi, Hiroshi Hasegawa

Scalable and Quantum Resilient Heterogeneous Edge Computing Enabling Trustworthy AI (SMARTY)

Juan José Vegas Olmos, Filippo Cugini, Pedro Reviriego

Experimental Evaluation of Secure Digital Twin Model Exchange Using Distributed Ledger Technologies

Pol Gonzalez, Marc Ruiz, Luis Velasco

On Optimizing Inband Telemetry Systems for Accurate Latency-Based Service Deployments

Nataliia Koneva, Alfonso Sánchez-Macián, José Alberto Hernández, Oscar González de Dios

Reinforcement-Learning Based Routing for Packet-Optical Networks with Hybrid Telemetry

Alejandro García Navarro, Nataliia Koneva, Alfonso Sánchez-Macián, José Alberto Hernández, Oscar González de Dios, José Manuel Rivas-Moscoso

Provisioning & Restorability in Multi Fiber Optical Networks With/Without Spatial Lane Switching

Ramon Casellas, Raul Muñoz, Ricardo Martinez, Ricard Vilalta, Josep Fabrega, Yvan Pointurier

Enhancing Network Performance and Reducing Power Consumption in Elastic Optical Networks with Deep Reinforcement Learning

Ricardo Martinez, Carlos Hernández-Chulde, Ramon Casellas, Ricard Vilalta, Raul Muñoz, Oscar González de Dios, Juan Pedro Fernández-Palacios

Single Open Programmable Packetponder Element for Access/Metro Aggregation and Network Consolidation

Julie Raulin, Jim Zou, Scott Hill, John Griffiths, Gawen Davey, Alexander Jeffries, Ian Cooper, Paul Gunning, Cormac Sreenan, Fatima Garcia-Gunning

Design for In-Network Caching Assisted Quantum-Secured Networking

Chankyun Lee, Wonhyuk Lee

Dilemma for Multi-Band Network Migration: Single-Band or Multi-Band Transceivers

Soheil Hosseini, Ignacio de Miguel, Oscar González de Dios, Juan Pedro Fernández-Palacios, Ramón Durán Barroso

Impact of Laser Communication Terminals in Optical Satellite Networks

Arantxa Villavicencio Paz, Mario Wenning, Nicolas Perlot, Achim Autenrieth

Explainable Artificial Intelligence-Guided Optimization of ML-Based Traffic Prediction

Aleksandra Knapinska, Omran Ayoub, Cristina Rottondi, Piotr Lechowicz, Krzysztof Walkowiak

FSO-Based Reconfigurable Optical Networks: Source Routing for Decoupling Multilayer TE

Everson Borges, Moises Ribeiro, Rafael Guimaraes, Bruno Missi Xavier, Pedro Pecolo, Cristina Klippel Dominicini, Magnos Martinello, Marco Ruffini

Liquid Neural Network-Based Adaptive Learning vs. Incremental Learning for Link Load Prediction amid Concept Drift Due to Network Failures

Omran Ayoub, Davide Andreoletti, Aleksandra Knapinska, Róża Goścień, Piotr Lechowicz, Tiziano Leidi, Silvia Giordano, Cristina Rottondi, Krzysztof Walkowiak

Count-Min Sketches for Telemetry: Analysis of Performance in P4 Implementations

José Alberto Hernández, Davide Scano, Filippo Cugini, Gonzalo Martínez, Nataliia Koneva, Alfonso Sánchez-Macián, Oscar González de Dios

Enabling Extended Access with Light-Trees and Point-To-Multipoint Coherent Transceivers

Konstantinos Yiannopoulos, Polyzois Soumplis, Konstantinos Christodoulopoulos, Panagiotis Kokkinos, Antonio Napoli, Mohammad Hosseini, Emmanouel Varvarigos

Dynamic Spatial Aggregation for Energy-Efficient Passive Optical Networks

Andrea Marotta, Carlo Centofanti, Dajana Cassioli, Fabio Graziosi, Annachiara Pagano, Nicola Sambo, Luca Valcarenghi

Performance Assessment of Dynamic Multiband OADM in Metro-Access Network with 100Gbps/λ PAM4

Shiyi Xia, Marijn Rombouts, Zhouyi Hu, Henrique Santana, Elham Khani, Nicola Calabretta

OSNR-Based Hardware Optimization of a Filterless Point-To-Multipoint Network Using Digital Subcarrier Multiplexing

Carlos Castro, Antonio Napoli, Marco Quagliotti, Joao Pedro, Mario Porrega, Emilio Riccardi

Experimental Analysis and Modeling of Single-Sided Vs Dual-Sided Filtering in Flex-Grid Switched Optical Networks

Emanuele Virgillito, Stefano Straullu, Andrea Castoldi, Giuseppe Parisi, Fransisco Martinez R., Andrea Bovio, Rosanna Pastorelli, Vittorio Curri

Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm for Routing Optimization in 6G Optical Networks

Oumayma Bouchmal, Bruno Cimoli, Ripalta Stabile, Juan José Vegas Olmos, Idelfonso Tafur Monroy

Optical Routing with Binary Optimisation and Quantum Annealing

Ethan Davies, Darren Banfield, Vlad Cărare, Ben Weaver, Catherine White, Nigel Walker

WDM-Enabled Classical/Quantum Coexistence over Fiber and Full Daylight FSO for 6G Networks

Aristeidis Stathis, Argiris Ntanos, Panagiotis Toumasis, Nikolaos Lyras, Giannis Giannoulis, Hercules Avramopoulos

On the Integration and Control of Quantum Key Distribution over Free-Space Optics and 5G Networks

Romerson Oliveira, Peide Zhang, Zoe Davidson, Emilio Hugues-Salas, Evangelos Kosmatos, Alexandros Stavdas, Andrew Lord, John Rarity, Reza Nejabati, Dimitra Simeonidou

Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution for Enabling Sustainable Secure 6G Networks

Michela Svaluto Moreolo, Masab Iqbal, Arturo Villegas, Laia Nadal, Ramon Casellas, Raul Muñoz

SDN-Enabled Continuous-Variable QKD in Coexistence with 8×200 Gb/s 16-QAM Classical Channels

Masab Iqbal, Arturo Villegas, Laia Nadal, Michela Svaluto Moreolo, Raul Muñoz, Pol Adillon, Samael Sarmiento, Jeison Tabares, Sebastian Etcheverry

Hacking Quantum Key Distribution over Space Division Multiplexing System

Chao Lei, Rui Lin, Paolo Monti

Impact of Lightpath Selection on End-To-End Service Orchestration in Disaggregated Optical Networks

Gianluca Davoli, Raffaele Di Tommaso, Alessio Giorgetti, Carla Raffaelli

Toward High-Capacity and Energy-Efficient Optical Networks

Nicola Sambo, Filippo Cugini, Piero Castoldi

Near Real-Time Autonomous Multi-Flow Routing with Dynamic Optical Bypass Management

Sima Barzegar, Hailey Shakespear-Miles, Faris Alhamed, Francesco Paolucci, Pol Gonzalez, Marc Ruiz, Luis Velasco

Maximizing the Transport Capacity of Optical Multi-Band WDM Systems Through Power Optimization

Kostas Nikolaou, Dimitris Uzunidis, Farhad Arpanaei, José Manuel Rivas-Moscoso, David Larrabeiti, Ioannis Tomkos

Filtering Power Penalty Evaluation of Coherent Systems Affected by ASE and Transceiver Noise

Pablo Torres-Ferrera, Giuseppe Rizzelli, Antonio Napoli, Roberto Gaudino

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Resource Allocation in Multi-Band Optical Networks

Abdennour Terki, Joao Pedro, António Eira, Antonio Napoli, Nicola Sambo

Reducing Complexity and Enhancing Predictive Power of ML-Based Lightpath QoT Estimation via SHAP-Assisted Feature Selection

Hussein Fawaz, Farhad Arpanaei, Davide Andreoletti, Ihab Sbeity, José Alberto Hernández, David Larrabeiti, Omran Ayoub

Exploiting GNN and DRL for Online Service Provisioning over Elastic Optical Networks

Carlos Hernández-Chulde, Ramon Casellas, Ricardo Martinez, Ricard Vilalta, Raul Muñoz

Neural Network-Based Control of TDFA

Margita Radovic, Andrea Sgambelluri, Nicola Sambo, Piero Castoldi

Content Evacuation in Inter-DC Optical Networks Under Post-Disaster Cascading Failures

Zhuotong Li, Memedhe Ibrahimi, Yongli Zhao, Biswanath Mukherjee, Jie Zhang, Massimo Tornatore

PCA-Assisted Fuzzy Clustering Approach for Soft-Failure Detection in Optical Networks

Andrei Ribeiro, Rafael Sales, Fabrício Lobato, Moisés Silva, Joao Weyl Costa, Andrea Sgambelluri, Luca Valcarenghi, Lena Wosinska

DRAMA-DC: Disaster Recovery Algorithm with Mitigation Awareness in Data Center EONs

Rujia Zou, Shih-Chun Lin, Motoharu Matsuura, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Suresh Subramaniam

A Distributed-Ledger-Based Multi-Entity Cooperation Platform for Network-Cloud Recovery

Sugang Xu, Subhadeep Sahoo, Noboru Yoshikane, Sifat Ferdousi, Masaki Shiraiwa, Yusuke Hirota, Takehiro Tsuritani, Massimo Tornatore, Yoshinari Awaji, Biswanath Mukherjee

Optimizing Deep Learning-Based Failure Management in Optical Networks by Monitoring Relative Neural Activity

Lareb Zar Khan, Joao Pedro, Omran Ayoub, Nelson Costa, Andrea Sgambelluri, Lorenzo De Marinis, Antonio Napoli, Nicola Sambo

End-To-End Link Availability Assessments in an Optical Spectrum as a Service Use-Case

Kaida Kaeval