FOAN 2012 - Internacinal workshop on Fiber Optics at Access Network ? Passive Optical Network ? FOAN-PON

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The authors are encouraged to submit papers describing original, previously unpublished, complete research, not currently under review by another conference or journal, addressing state-of-the-art research and development in all areas bellow:
Session I: Introduce and Overview
? New opportunities with FOAN technologies (like XGPON, 10GEPON, WDM-PON, a hybrid network, FTTx, EP2P, AE ..);
? Business cases in the access area with special reference to the current solution and the possible upgrade paths.;
? Practical access solution;
? New architectures and topologies;
Impact of regulation on development of Access Networks.
The main session for this year: QoE, QoS and new applications in access network
? Mechanisms of QoS in access network;
? Comparing access technology with aspect of QoS;
? Quality of Experience (QoE): focus on the end-user, How to measure & handle it, How to take it into account in the design and operation/management of the next-generation optical access;
? New services: 3DTV, interactive TV, monitoring of home, security, remote control over FOAN links, robotics ..
? New applications: GSM, LTE, business services, sensoring, monitoring, new home applications...
Clean-slate approach in optical access networks.
Session III: Technologies
? Modification of GPON, GEPON, XGPON, 10GEPON, P2P, 1G P2P..;
? Improvement in all access technologies and mechanisms;
? WDM-PON,
? Colored PON,
? Fiber: the new types, Photonic fiber uses, compatibility of different types, POF in access network, Photonic fiber..
? Measurements in PONs;
? Connectors: the new types, impact at FOAN,
? The burst laser diode,
? Multi-wavelength optical sender/receiver,
? Extension of FOAN Links: Wireless, DSL extension, home gatewey ..
? Improvement in the DBA
? Algorithm Impact of fiber impairments in long reach
? PONs Migration schemes, Convergence of PONs
? TDM over PONs, TDM services in NG PONs
? Metro GPON, Long Reach PON
? Optical Network Switching Architectures
? Optical Network Protection and Restoration,
? Radio over Fiber in Access
Network Energy efficiency
Session IV: The hottest results in fiber optic technology
? Research in basis optical elements: laser devices, amplifiers, recivers, laser and receiver circuit Modulations of optical beam;
? Top speed and distance in fiber optical link.