New approaches in optical access networks to increase network flexibility and achieve 5G targets: an operator's view
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Montalvo, Julio; Torrijos, Jose A.; Cortes, Daniel
- Source
- 2020 European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) Optical Communications (ECOC), 2020 European Conference on. :1-4 Dec, 2020
- Subject
- Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Signal Processing and Analysis
5G mobile communication
Open Access
Ecosystems
Europe
Telecommunications
Passive optical networks
Virtualization
- Language
The telecom network ecosystem is currently facing unprecedented challenges driven by new consumer habits in digitalization and 5G mobile communications. In this paper, multi-PON technology and open access for higher speed PON evolution and virtualization are described and discussed from a network operator perspective.