Title : 
A novel optical access network: Software-defined FlexPON
         
        
            Author : 
Lei Zhou ; Huafeng Lin ; Guikai Peng ; Chand, Naresh ; Zhen ping Wang ; Feng Wang ; Effenberger, Frank
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Adv. Opt. Access Network Res. Center, Huawei Technol., Shenzhen, China
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We propose a novel software defined FlexPON. Experimentally demonstrated adaptive bit loading flexible link supports different capacity (9.6Gb/s-200Mb/s) at different OPB and up to 44dB OPB is verified at 10/20/30km fiber.
         
        
            Keywords : 
channel capacity; optical computing; passive optical networks; telecommunication computing; OPB; adaptive bit loading flexible link; bit rate 9.6 Gbit/s to 200 Mbit/s; distance 10 km; distance 20 km; distance 30 km; optical access network; software-defined FlexPON; Flexible printed circuits; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Passive optical networks;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Melbourne, VIC