An energy and cost efficient WDM/OFDMA PON system architecture

Maria C. Yuang, Po-Lung Tien, Jyehong Chen, Hsing Yu Chen, Dar Zu Hsu, Chia Chien Wei

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose an energy and cost efficient WDM/OFDMA PON system architecture, referred to as NEWOPS. Based on a two-tiered semi-tree topology, NEWOPS allows a large number of ONUs to be connected to OLT using only a handful of colorless transceivers. NEWOPS' unique architecture not only facilitates high spectral efficiency and flexible sub-channel bandwidth allocation, but also enables the system to achieve high energy and cost efficiency. We conduct a theoretical study to identify and resolve a new data-rate performance issue due to the colorless and wavelength re-use design of the system. Experimental results show that when only 5-GHz bandwidth is allotted for each wavelength, NEWOPS successfully achieves symmetric 20-Gb/s downstream and upstream OFDM-16QAM transmissions via the same fiber trunk. As a demonstration of our system, we show how NEWOPS achieves energy efficiency that is two to twelve times higher than that of a typical tree-based WDM/OFDM PON when supporting 40 ONUs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2013
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2407-2412
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781479913534
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2013
Event2013 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2013 - Atlanta, GA, United States
Duration: 9 Dec 201313 Dec 2013

Publication series

NameGLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference

Conference

Conference2013 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta, GA
Period9/12/1313/12/13

Keywords

  • Energy Efficient
  • External Modulation
  • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
  • Passive Optical Network (PON)

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