TY - GEN
T1 - UWB-SDM Data-Plane Network Architecture for Scalable and Adaptive 6G Transport
AU - Zannella, Vanessa Villegas
AU - Rivas-Moscoso, Jose Manuel
AU - Fernandez-Palacios, Juan Pedro
AU - Chavarria, Jesus Folgueira
AU - Marom, Dan
AU - Enrico, Michael
AU - Tomkos, Ioannis
AU - Moor, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2025 IEEE.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - This paper presents a flexible data plane architecture designed to optimize switching and resource allocation in optical networks. By enabling multi-level switching - spanning full fiber, spectral band, and wavelength levels - the architecture demonstrates adaptability to varying traffic demands across different network segments or in end-to-end configurations. Its modular structure supports the integration of Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) and Spatial Division Multiplexing (SDM) technologies, enabling efficient use of spectral and spatial resources. This study explores how the proposed architecture increases network flexibility and scalability, particularly in high-capacity scenarios, and provides a scalable foundation for next-generation optical transport systems.
AB - This paper presents a flexible data plane architecture designed to optimize switching and resource allocation in optical networks. By enabling multi-level switching - spanning full fiber, spectral band, and wavelength levels - the architecture demonstrates adaptability to varying traffic demands across different network segments or in end-to-end configurations. Its modular structure supports the integration of Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) and Spatial Division Multiplexing (SDM) technologies, enabling efficient use of spectral and spatial resources. This study explores how the proposed architecture increases network flexibility and scalability, particularly in high-capacity scenarios, and provides a scalable foundation for next-generation optical transport systems.
KW - Optical architecture
KW - SDM
KW - UWB
KW - router bypass
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105016229620
U2 - 10.1109/icton67126.2025.11125460
DO - 10.1109/icton67126.2025.11125460
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
BT - Conference Proceedings - 2025 25th Anniversary International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2025
A2 - Cojocaru, Crina
A2 - Spadaro, Salvatore
A2 - Marciniak, Marian
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 25th Anniversary International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2025
Y2 - 6 July 2025 through 10 July 2025
ER -