FOAN 2011 - 2nd International Workshop on Fiber Optics in the Access Network ? FOAN2011

We want to invite you to submit a paper (describing original, previously unpublished, complete research, not currently under review by another conference or journal) on:

FOAN 2011

2nd International Workshop on Fiber Optics in Access Networks

October 5-6, 2011, Budapest, Hungary

www.skaljo.com.ba or http://www.icumt.org

(Come, meet, sharing, learn and enjoy Budapest)


After peer review, accepted papers will be published:

1. IEEE Xplore (all papers)
2. Journal “Fiber and integrated optics”, publisher Taylor & Francis
( a special issue based on selected extended papers)


Important dates:
- paper submission: June 15, 2011
- acceptance notification: August 5, 2011
- camera ready: September 1, 2011

Paper submission: EDAS http://edas.info//N10145

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This workshop has a primary goal to present the latest research in the field of fiber optic technologies that are intended for the access part of telecom networks. In addition to this primary objective, the idea of the workshop is to gather, science and experts in the field of fiber optic technology in order to share their knowledge, experience and ideas but also the workshop is an opportunity for everybody to learn new things. Therefore, the workshop is planned to take place under the slogan "Come, meet, share, learn and enjoy Budapest".

Workshop is co-located with ICUMT 2011 (www.icumt.org), which is an important event in the world of Russian scientists in the field of telecommunications and control. Papers accepted for FOAN 2011 would be published in IEEE Explore and characterized with relevant index (as EI). Also, Journal "Fiber and Integrated Optics" will publish a Special Issue based at extended version of selected papers from FOAN2011.
Previously FOAN (2010) was in Moscow (http://skaljo.com.ba/foan2010/program.html)
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Topics:

The authors are encouraged to submit papers describing original, previously unpublished, complete research, not currently under review by another conference or journal, addressing state-of-the-art research and development in all areas bellow: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.

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TPC
International TPC is guaranty for successful event:

Gerd Keiser, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Aljo Mujcic, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Faruk Selmanovic, BH Telecom d.d. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mohamed A. Azim, Tohoku University, Japan
Cevdet Akyel, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
Slobodan Babic, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
Johan Bauwelinck, Ghent University, Belgium
Maurizio Casoni, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italia
Jiajia Chen, The Royal Institute of Technology,
Sweden Navid Ghazisaidi, Ericsson Inc., USA
Nasuf Hadžiahmetovi?, BH Telecom d.d. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Shengming Jiang, South China University of Technology, China
Kyeong Soo (Joseph) Kim, Swansea University, United Kingdom
Shien-Kuei Liaw, National Taiwan University of Sciene and Technology, Taiwan
Mirko Skrbic, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jun-ichi Mizusawa, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
Radovan Sernec, Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia
Bjorn Skubic, Ericsson AB, Sweden
Sudheer Sreedhara Krishna, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, India
Erna Sugesti, Institut Teknologi Telkom, Indonezija
Nermin Suljanovic, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Youssef Said, Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia
Edvin Skaljo, BH Telecom d.d. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zuqing Zhu, University of Science and Technology of China, P. R. China

On behalf of the organizers FOAN
Edvin Skaljo