A Research Framework for the Clean-Slate Design of Next-Generation Optical Access

TL;DR

This paper proposes a comprehensive research framework combining multivariate non-inferiority testing and a virtual test bed to evaluate and compare next-generation optical access network architectures based on user-perceived performance.

Contribution

It introduces a novel comparative analysis framework and virtual test bed for evaluating optical access architectures in a clean-slate design approach.

Findings

Demonstrated the framework's capability through numerical analysis.

Studied the elasticity of hybrid TDM/WDM-PON systems.

Provided insights into user-perceived performance metrics.

Abstract

A comprehensive research framework for a comparative analysis of candidate network architectures and protocols in the clean-slate design of next-generation optical access is proposed. The proposed research framework consists of a comparative analysis framework based on multivariate non-inferiority testing and a notion of equivalent circuit rate taking into account user-perceived performances, and a virtual test bed providing a complete experimental platform for the comparative analysis. The capability of the research framework is demonstrated through numerical results from the study of the elasticity of hybrid TDM/WDM-PON based on tunable transceivers.