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Dramatic data traffic growth, especially wireless data, is driving a significant surge in energy consumption in the last mile access of the telecommunications infrastructure. The growing energy consumption not only escalates the operators'…
Optical shuffle-exchange networks (SENs) have wide application in different kinds of interconnection networks. This paper proposes an approach to construct modular optical SENs, using a set of arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) and tunable…
Endowed with context-awareness and proactive capabilities, caching users' content locally at the edge of the network is able to cope with increasing data traffic demand in 5G wireless networks. In this work, we focus on the energy…
Delay-tolerant networking (DTN) offers a novel architecture that can be used to enhance store-carry-forward routing in satellite networks. Since these networks can take advantage of scheduled contact plans, distributed algorithms like the…
To cope with the explosive bandwidth demand, significant progress has been made in the ITU-T standardization sector to define a higher-speed passive optical network (PON) with a 50Gb/s line rate. Recently, 50G PON becomes mature gradually,…
Sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks are expected to support immersive and mission-critical applications requiring ultra-reliable communication, sub-second responsiveness, and multi-Gbps data rates. Dense small-cell deployments are a key…
As a key enabler for sixth-generation (6G) wireless communications, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) provide the flexibility to control signal strength. Nevertheless, optimizing hundreds of elements is computationally expensive.…
The increasing energy demand of next-generation mobile networks, especially 6G, is becoming a major concern, particularly due to the high power usage of base station components RU, which often remain active even during low traffic periods.…
To enable an intelligent, programmable and multi-vendor radio access network (RAN) for 6G networks, considerable efforts have been made in standardization and development of open RAN (O-RAN). So far, however, the applicability of O-RAN in…
Energy efficient routing in wireless sensor networks has attracted attention from researchers in both academia and industry, most recently motivated by the opportunity to use SDN (software defined network)-inspired approaches. These…
Light's ability to perform massive linear operations parallelly has recently inspired numerous demonstrations of optics-assisted artificial neural networks (ANN). However, a clear advantage of optics over purely digital ANN in a…
Intelligent routing plays a key role in modern communication infrastructure, including data centers, computing networks, and future 6G networks. Although reinforcement learning (RL) has shown great potential for intelligent routing, its…
The ever-increasing demand for higher data rates in communication systems intensifies the need for advanced non-linear equalizers capable of higher performance. Recently artificial neural networks (ANNs) were introduced as a viable…
Global routing is a critical stage in electronic design automation (EDA) that enables early estimation and optimization of the routability of modern integrated circuits with respect to congestion, power dissipation, and design complexity.…
Polymer matrix composites embedded with conductive particles are widely utilized for applications that demand stringent control of the effective electrical resistance (or conductivity) of the material. This property is highly sensitive to…
The spectacular success of silicon-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs) in the past decade naturally begs the question of whether similar fabrication procedures can be applied to other material platforms with more desirable optical…
The current power grid is no longer a feasible solution due to ever-increasing user demand of electricity, old infrastructure, and reliability issues and thus require transformation to a better grid a.k.a., smart grid (SG). The key features…
New generation networks, based on Cognitive Radio technology, allow dynamic allocation of the spectrum, alleviating spectrum scarcity. These networks also have a resilient potential for dynamic operation for energy saving. In this paper, we…
Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (AWGs) are widely used photonic components for splitting and combining different wavelengths of light. They play a key role in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems by enabling efficient routing of…
This paper investigates a range of cutting-edge technologies and architectural innovations aimed at simplifying network operations, reducing operational expenditure (OpEx), and enabling the deployment of new service models. The focus is on…