An OFDMA-Based Optical Access Network Architecture Exhibiting Ultra-High Capacity and Wireline-Wireless Convergence

Kanonakis, Konstantinos, Tomkos, Ioannis, Krimmel, H., Schaich, F., Lange, C., Weis, E., Leuthold, J., Winter, M., Romero, S., Kourtessis, Pandelis, Milosavljevic, Milos, Cano, I.N. and Prat, O. (2012) An OFDMA-Based Optical Access Network Architecture Exhibiting Ultra-High Capacity and Wireline-Wireless Convergence. IEEE Communications Magazine, 50 (8). 71–78. ISSN 0163-6804

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This paper presents a novel optical access network architecture based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) technology and applied on a Passive Optical Network (PON) topology. In compliance with Next Generation Optical Access (NGOA) requirements, this architecture targets to outperform existing PON solutions in terms of total capacity, bandwidth allocation flexibility, number of users and network reach. Moreover, it provides the opportunity for convergence with wireless technologies and a smooth migration path from legacy access solutions like TDMA-PONs and DSL.

Item Type	Article
Identification Number	10.1109/MCOM.2012.6257530
Keywords	orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, ofdm, orthogonal frequency division multiple access, ofdma, passive optical network, pon, ofdma-pon, next generation optical access, ngoa, wireline-wireless convergence.
Date Deposited	15 May 2025 12:27
Last Modified	23 Mar 2026 00:14