@Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Dynamic impairment constraint network for transparent mesh optical networks
January 2008 – June 2010
FP7-216338
DICONET plans to investigate, design, implement and test new routing and wavelength assignment algorithms considering as constraints physical impairments that arise in transparent core networks.
Proyecto coordinado para a evaluación de tecnologías y arquitecturas de redes ópticas
December 2005 – December 2008
TEC2005-08051-C03-01
The purpose of the CATARO project (a coordinated project for the evaluation o optical networks technologies and architectures) is to continue the studies carried out in two previous projects, namely TRIPODE (IP traffic transport over Optical networks: Designing and Evaluation, Ref.: TIC2002-04344-C02) and CARISMA (Connection and access to RedIRIS2 through a multi-channel optical ring, CICYT TIC2000-0304-P4-04). Thereby, the CATARO project consists of two subprojects, namely SENDERO (Designing and Evaluation of optical network architectures Ref.: TEC2005-08051-C3-01) and RINGING (GMPLS/ASON Intelligent Network: Integration of reconfigurable nodes, Ref.: TEC2005-08051-C3-02), which are summarized next.
Towards Digital Ooptical Networks
July 2004 – June 2008
The COST 291 Action Towards digital optical networks belongs to the COST Domain: Telecommunications Information Science and Technology. The primary objective of this action is to focus on novel network concepts and architectures exploiting the features of photonic technologies, to enable future broadband telecommunications networks (access, metro and core). It is aiming to propose a new generation of systems and networks that will accommodate the unpredictable growth of data traffic. The action was initiated by the High-speed networks and optical communications group of AIT and Prof. Ioannis Tomkos acts as Action Chairman. More than 28 partners contribute to the activities of the project (including several from new member states).
Optical Networks: Towards Bandwidth Manageability and Cost Efficiency
March 2006 – February 2008
FP6-027497
The Network of Excellence e-Photon/ONe+ aims at integrating and focusing the rich know-how available in Europe on optical communication and networks, both in universities and in research centres of major telecom manufacturers and operators. This project built upon the experience gained within the previous NoE e-Photon/ONe, funded within the 1st IST call of FP6. The set of expertises available in the NoE ranges from optical technologies to networking devices, network architectures and protocols, new services fostered by photonic technologies.
Next Generation Optical Networks for Broadband European Leadership – phase 2
March 2006 – February 2008
FP6-027305
Leveraging all results obtained in phase 1, NOBEL phase 2 will consider the medium-term, long-term and extended long-term scenarios, focusing in particular on the last two, and will face with two major challenges. The first is the evolution of the data plane technology in order to reach an ‘optimum techno-economic balance’ between optical/electrical and circuit/packet routing and switching. The second is the evolution of the network control plane towards an unified control plane that is able of improving the seamless end-to-end network service capabilities in a flexible and scalable way. Moreover, NOBEL phase 2 will consider the opportunity deriving from the convergence of fixed and mobile services, analysing its impact on the metro and core parts of the network. To achieve the overall goals of NOBEL phase 2, the following main objectives were identified.
Optical Networks: Towards Bandwidth Manageability and Cost Efficiency
February 2004 – February 2006
FP6-001933
The proposed Network of Excellence (NoE) aims at integrating and focusing the rich know-how available in Europe on optical communication and networks, both in universities and in research centres of major telecom manufacturers and operators. The set of available expertises ranges from optical technologies, to networking devices, to network architectures and protocols, to the new services fostered by photonic technologies.
Next Generation Optical Networks for Broadband European Leadership
January 2004 – February 2006
FP6-506760
The overall goal of the IST project NOBEL is to find and to validate (experimentally) innovative network solutions and technologies for intelligent and flexible optical networks, thereby enabling broadband services for all.
TRIPODE
December 2002 – December 2005
FEDER-TIC-2003-04334-C02-02
Proyecto nacional sobre nuevas arquitecturas de redes opticas.
Sergio Leon Gaixas, routing and address optimisations in RINA architecture, co-advised with Jordi Perelló.
David Sembroiz Ausejo, design and development of a reliable and interoperable IoT platform for automatic actuation in buildings, co-advised with Sergio Ricciardi.
Nogol Panahi, design and development of an hybrid OPS/OCS clustering architecture for scalable datacentre networks, co-advised with Josep Solé-Pareta.
Layers Interworking in Optical Networks
January 2000 – March 2003
IST-1999-11342
LION aims at giving answers to Network Operators (N.O.) about interoperability of client transport networks (e.g. ATM, SDH, IP-based) over an optical server one recommended as Optical Transport Network (OTN). In particular, the major target is to design and test over a testbed a multi-layer resilient network in a multi-domain environment. First the N.O. requirements will be defined for envisaged multi-layer network scenarios. Cost-effective integrated resilience strategies will be investigated supported by planning evaluations. The ITU-T functional modelling will be adopted to define first the OA&M and management requirements and then specifications for interfaces between network clients and OTN and between OTN domains. An “umbrella” management architecture that enables integration of TMN, WBEM, and SNMP will be designed to allow N.O. to manage the network as a whole. The above requirements and specifications will be translated into systems and sub-systems implementation to test in a testbed.