[MG2] Intelligent Mobile/Access Networks

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM JST(5:30 AM - 5:45 AM UTC)

[MG2-2] Enhancing Energy Efficiency in PON Deployment via NETCONF-Controlled Dynamic Spatial Aggregation

○Carlo Centofanti^1,2, Andrea Marotta^1,2, Fabio Graziosi¹, Luca Valcarenghi³ (1. University of L'Aquila (Italy), 2. WEST Aquila (Italy), 3. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa (Italy))

Keywords:

Photonic switching systems and networks,Optical network design,control,management,and security,Software defined networking (SDN) and OpenFlow/GMPLS,Switching technologies for SDM networking,Photonic network testbeds and field trials

We propose a novel SDN-based dynamic spatial aggregation architecture which allows to save energy while enhancing network efficiency of the PON systems. Advantages in terms of energy savings are experimentally evaluated.