Research areas
Our research extends from Optical architectures and the consolidation of Wireless networks for Next Generation PONs, to the development of MAC layer protocols and algorithms for XGPONs and converged Optical/Wireless topologies.
Recently research efforts have been directed towards System-on-Chip design on FPGAs and embedded systems for hardware-software code-design.
Currently we are partner and workpackage leader of the ACCORDANCE STREP project funded by the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013).
ACCORDANCE investigates a new paradigm for the access network: The introduction of OFDMA into a Passive Optical Network (PON) architecture offering at the same time optical backhauling for wireless and copper-based networks.
The use of OFDMA in ACCORDANCE is intended to introduce a novel high-capacity extended-reach optical access network offering improved performance compared to evolving TDMA-PONs.
Optical and Wireless Networks Research
The research questions and solutions associated with the application of radio-over-fibre (RoF) to transparently integrate currently deployed passive optical net...
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Medium access control protocol and algorithms
In the area of data link layer protocol and algorithms our group has been focusing on developing a variety of novel single and multiple wavelength bandwidth all...
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Hardware-software co-design development
Our group is also building expertise in the area of system-on-chip design on the FPGA as well as in embedded systems....
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