ONS 2018 - - Optical Networks and Systems (ONS) Symposium

Optical Networks and Systems Symposium GLOBECOM 2018
URL: http://globecom2018.ieee-globecom.org
Dec. 9-13, 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE
SCOPE and MOTIVATION
Current networks are immersed in a continuous evolution scenario led by the needs imposed by the unstoppable increment of devices (either static or on the move) to be connected at the edge of the network, the rapid acceptance of novel and highly demanding services (AR/VR, multi-player on-line gaming, video chat services) also considering smart scenarios (transportation, cities, home, manufacturing, health), and the deployment of new computing paradigms (cloud, fog). This evolution is impacting network technologies in all network segments from the edge (access) up to the core (backbone), thus demanding substantial advances in optical communications.
Optical communications then, must evolve to support the challenges identified in the different network segments while making benefit from current efforts such as Software Defined Networking, Network Function Virtualization, Fog/Edge computing or emerging wireless optical technologies. For example, from the efforts done in the backhaul to efficiently distribute the RF spectrum, or in considering centralized RAN (radio access networks) architectures to improve RAN performance, or the latest contributions in the area of Fog RAN to better support mobility, to the efforts in the datacenter to reduce latency or in the core network inferring ideas from the SDN concept to also facilitate network programmability, or deploying advances in new fiber technologies intended to largely extend the transmission area with no need for highly costly signal regeneration processes, it is of paramount importance that innovative ideas notably contribute to the state-of-art solutions and technologies.
IEEE Globecom 2018 Optical Network and System Symposium solicits original papers related to the latest research, development, and applications in these and other relevant areas of optical communication systems and networks.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
The Optical Networks and Systems Symposium intends to showcase the latest developments in all research areas related to optical networks and systems. The Symposium cordially invites original contributions in, but not limited to, the following topical areas:
Capacity of optical systems
Coding, modulation, and signal processing for optical systems
Content delivery optical networks
Multi-layer and Multi-domain optical network design and operations
Data analytics for self-organizing optical networks
Elastic optical networks
Energy efficient optical networks
Flexible rate and flexi-grid optical transmission and networking
Free space optical communications and networking
Future PON architectures, including WDM-PON, high rate TDM-PON, TWDM-PON,
OFDMA-PON, and Hybrid PON
Impairment mitigation techniques
In-home optical networking applications
Innovations in optical X-haul networks and fixed-mobile convergence
Inter- and intra- data center optical networks
Lighting constrained visible light communications and networks
Multi-band optical spectrum utilization and optimization
Multi-layer and multi-domain survivability
Network Functions Virtualization in optical and multi-layer networks
Network infrastructure programmability
Network migration/evolution experiences and issues
Network optimization, planning and planning tools
OFDM and MIMO for optical systems
Optical channel characterization
Optical data center networking
Optical interconnects for high performance computing
Optical network architectures, design, and performance evaluation
Optical network control and management
Optical network security
Optical network testbeds and experiments
Optical switching technologies, devices, and architectures
Optical translucent networks
Optical vehicular networks
Optical wireless access networks
Radio-over-fiber
Routing and spectrum assignment for optical networks
Software defined optical networks
Space division multiplexed and multi-dimensional optical networks
Standardization issues in optical networks
Techno-economics analysis
Ultraviolet communications and networks
Underwater optical communications
Virtualization in optical networks
Visible light positioning and navigation
SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS
Xavi Masip-Bruin (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain), xmasip-AT-ac.upc.edu
Hakki Cankaya (Fujitsu Network Communications Inc, USA), Hakki.Cankaya-AT-us.fujitsu.com