Self-configuring metro-access network with OpenXR Pluggables and filter-less OADMs
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: We present a proof-of-concept (PoC) of a metro-access optical network that uses automatically reconfigurable OpenXR Pluggables and filter-less optical add-drop multiplexers (OADMs) over a chain of access nodes connected to two metro nodes in a horseshoe topology. Each OADM consists of optical splitters and semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), whose gains are individually managed by an open-source network controller. Two sets of XR Pluggables were stacked operating both in point-to-point (P2P) and point-to-multipoint (P2MP) configurations. We conducted physical-layer experiments and evaluated control plane aspects to assess the performance of the proposed network.
DOI: 10.1364/jocn.553757
Authors: A. Rafel, P. Wright, K. Farrow, R. Kapuscinski, A. Napoli, C. Castro, N. Sugden, A. Stavdas, I. Cooper, E. Kosmatos, P. Pavon-Marino, E. Fernandez, S. Xia, N. Calabretta, R. Casellas
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4410191729