FOAN 2017 - 7th International Workshop on Fiber Optics on Access Network

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
Access network
New opportunities with FOAN technologies (like XGPON, 10GEPON, 40GPON,
WDM-PON, a hybrid network, FTTx, EP2P, AE ..);
Integration of different networks: Fiber, FSO, Wireless, ..
Fiber optics in 5G network;
Business cases in the access area with special reference to the current
solution and the possible upgrade paths;
Mobile back haul and front haul
Practical access solution;
New architectures and typologies;
Bandwidth allocation strategies;
Energy efficient frameworks;
Impact of regulation on development of Access Networks;
Smart city
City Sensor Network;
Urban Security and Public Safety Technology
Video Network, Video Analysis and Pattern Recognition;
Transportation and Connected Vehicles
Smart Application for Health,
Smart Application for Governance,
Other Related Areas
Smart Home
Residential home gateway;
Home Sensor Network;
Home networking and wireless communications
Smart Home Illumination;
Smart Application for Health;
Smart home monitoring and security;
IP V6 in home devices;
Internet of Things (IoT)
Network infrastructure, wireless
Sensors, energy harvest
IoT in Healthcare, in Government, in Enterprises,
Service providers and industrial analitics
Standards and Certifications
Security Strategy
Technologies
Modification of GPON, GEPON, XGPON, 10GEPON, 40GPON, 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 gateway ..
Impact of fiber impairments in long reach PONs
Migration schemes, Convergence of PONs, NGPON1, NGPON2
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
Hybrid optical-wireless architecture/connectivity/protocols
QoS and QoE
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,
QoE and Fairness; Is the final bandwidth distribution fair enough?
Challenges and solutions.
New services: Multi screen, 3DTV, interactive TV, remote controle over
FOAN links, robotics ..
New applications: GSM, LTE, business services, sensing, monitoring, new
home applications...
Clean-slate approach in optical access networks.
The hottest results in fiber optic technology
Research in basis optical elements: laser devices, amplifiers, receivers,
laser and receiver circuit.
Modulations of optical beam
High-throughput fiber optical links.
Fair and Efficient bandwidth distribution