Thesis (M.Eng.). / Written for the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Title from title page of PDF (viewed 2008/07/29). Includes bibliographical references.

[pt] Neste trabalho, uma análise do fenômeno de mistura de quatro ondas (FWM) em sistemas ópticos multicanais é apresentada. Inicialmente, uma série de simulações determina as limitações impostas aos sistemas ópticos, sendo adotado um nível máximo de crosstalk permitido. Em seguida, os diversos parâmetros que influenciaram a eficiência da geração de FWM são estudados detalhadamente, com resultados apresentados em forma de gráficos. Nestes últimos, o nível de FWM obtido é especificado em função da potência de entrada por canal, comprimento do enlace, número de canais, presença de amplificadores, número de amplificadores e dispersão cromática da fibra utilizada. Um breve estudo discute a deterioração da qualidade do serviço, causada pro FWM, em redes ópticas. O trabalho se encerra com algumas aplicações que utilizam, de forma favorável, o fenômeno de FWM. / [en] This work adresses the four-wave mixing (FWM) issue in optical multichannel systems. First, some simulations are carried out for specifying which are the optical system limitations coping with a maximum allowed crosstalk level. Next, the different parameters affecting the FWM are throughly studied, with these last pertinent results being graphicallly presented. In these, the obtained FWM levels are specified as a function of the channel input power, link span, channel rumber, presence of amplifiers, number of amplifiers and fiber chromatic dispersion. A concise discussion, concerning the quality of service deterioration on optical networks, due to FWM, is also presented. The work is finally closed by presenting some applications that favorably use the FWM phenomena.

[pt] Este trabalho estuda o efeito de conversores de comprimento de onda em nós de redes multiplexadas por divisão de comprimento de onda totalmente ópticas ou transparentes. Foram executadas simulações para estudar os benefícios da introdução de conversores nas arquiteturas de rede. Ademais, são propostas heurísticas para alocação de conversores de comprimento de onda, baseadas na utilização destes. Os desempenhos das heurísticas são avaliados comparando-as com outros algoritmos estabelecidos na literatura. / [en] This work studies the effect of wavelength converters at nodes of wavelength division multiplexed all-optical networks. Simulations were performed to study the benefit of wavelength converters on network architectures. Moreover, wavelength converter placement heuristics based on the utilization of these devices are proposed. The performances of the heuristics are tested against existing converter placement algorithms in literature.

[pt] Este trabalho investiga o problema de alocação sub-óptima de conversores de comprimento de onda em nós de redes ópticas parciais, através da proposição de 3 algoritmos baseados nas metaheurísticas GA (Algoritmo Genético), PSO (Optimização por Enxame de Partícula) e SA (Recozimento Simulado). Simulações são apresentadas para ratificar os benefícios com a introdução de conversores nas arquiteturas de rede. Os desempenhos dos algoritmos são mensurados via um simulador, comparando-os com outros algoritmos estabelecidos na literatura. / [en] This work investigates the problem of suboptimally placing wavelength converters at nodes of partial optical networks, through the proposition of 3 algorithms based on the metaheuristics GA (Genetic Algorithm), PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization) and SA (Simulated Annealing). Simulations are presented to ratify the benefits with the introduction of wavelength converters on networks architectures. The results of these algorithms are measure by a simulator, comparing them with other algorithms in literature.

Orientador: Helio Waldman / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-05T14:57:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Savasini_MarcioSaenz_M.pdf: 1495771 bytes, checksum: 8580ad17c20a8326cbb9cee63471d096 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a redução na probabilidade de bloqueio com o uso de conversores de comprimento de onda e esquemas de proteção em redes ópticas. É apresentada a proteção por roteamento em sub-grafos, um método de criar caminhos de proteção dependentes a falha para cada conexão. Alguns esquemas para eliminar realocações desnecessárias de conexões no caso de falha, sem penalizar fortemente a aceitação de novas conexões, foram sugeridos e comparados. Outro tema abordado no trabalho foi o ganho do uso de conversores de comprimento de onda em redes em malha em um ambiente dinâmico de tráfego. Foi utilizado nas simulações um número limitado de conversores plenos espalhados pela rede. Foi analisada a quantidade suficiente de conversores para se ter uma probabilidade de bloqueio satisfatória, pensando em minimizar os investimentos a serem feitos no momento de uma expansão da rede. Para um melhor entendimento dos problemas estudados há uma descrição do funcionamento da rede óptica e seus elementos principais e dos algoritmos de roteamento e alocação de comprimento de onda utilizados e descritos na literatura / Abstract: This work examines the blocking reduction with the use of wavelength converters and some protection schemes in optical networks. Sub-Graph Routing Protection, a protection method that creates different failure-dependent protection paths for each connection is presented. Some schemes were proposed and compared, aiming at eliminating unnecessary connection reallocations on a failure occurrence, without compromising the acceptance of new connections. Another topic studied for this work is the conversion gain, when wavelength converters are used in mesh topology networks under dynamic traffic. A limited number of total converters were used in the simulations. The sufficient amount of converters for a satisfactory blocking probability was analyzed, for minimizing investments in a network upgrade. For a better problem formulation understanding the optical network and its elements were explained. The routing and wavelength allocation algorithms proposed in the literature are also detailed. / Mestrado / Telecomunicações e Telemática / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

Master of Science / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Caterina M. Scoglio / Recently, virtualization was proposed in many scientific fields. Virtualization is widely applied in telecommunications where networks are required to be extremely flexible to meet the current and the unpredictable future requirements. The creation of a virtual network over the physical network allows the application developers to design new services provided to the users without modifying the underlay resources. The creation of a virtual network of light paths and light trees over the optical network allows the resources managers to utilize the huge optical capacity more efficiently. In this thesis, we consider the optimal topology design for the virtual networks taking into consideration traffic demands and quality of service constraints of the applications. Considered examples of virtual networks are the overlay networks at the application layer and the virtual light path and light tree networks at the optical layer. In the design of overlay topologies, the performance of the virtual networks is affected by traffic characteristic, and behavior of nodes which can be selfish or cooperative. Both the static and dynamic traffic demand scenarios are considered. The static demand scenario follows well known probability distributions, while in the dynamic traffic scenario, the traffic matrix is predicted through measurements over each link in the network. We study the problem of finding the overlay topology that minimizes a cost function which takes into account the overlay link creation cost and the routing cost. We formulate the problem as an Integer Linear Programming and propose heuristics to find near-optimal overlay topologies with a reduced complexity. Virtual optical networks are designed to support many applications. Multicast sessions are an example of the applications running over the optical network. The main objective in creating the hybrid topology, composed by light paths and light trees, is to increase number of supported multicast sessions through sharing the network resources. The problem of establishing the hybrid topology is formulated using the Integer Linear Programming. Extensive data results and analysis are performed on the generated hybrid topologies for evaluation.

Filtering is an important part of digital processing, since the applications often require a change of features of a digital or analog signal. A digital filter is a device or a system that removes or alters certain parts of a signal. Optical fibers are used to transmit information over longer distances and at higher bandwidths than traditional copper cables. In order to enable high-rate transmission in optical communication systems, it is necessary to have a filter that compensates for chromatic dispersion in optic links, since the dispersion alters the signal in an unwanted way. This thesis presents the implementation and evaluation of two filter architectures, used in fiber-optic communication. The clock frequency of the implemented designs reaches 475 MHz, which results in a processing speed of 60 GS/s.

During the last three decades, the significant increase in electricity demand, and its consequences, has appeared as a serious concern for the utility companies, but no major changes have been applied to the conventional power grid infrastructure. Recently, researchers have identified efficient control and power distribution mechanisms as the immediate challenges for conventional power grids. The next step for conventional power grid towards the Smart Grid is to provide energy efficiency management along with higher reliability via smart services, in which the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is inevitable. ICT introduces powerful tools to comply with the smart grid requirements. Among various ICT properties, the telecommunication network plays a key role for providing a secure infrastructure. The two-way digital communication system provides an interaction between energy suppliers and consumers for managing, controlling and optimizing energy distribution. We can also define the smart grid as a two-way flow of energy and control information, where the electricity consumers can generate energy using green energy resources. The main objective of this thesis is to select an effective data communication infrastructure to support the smart grid services by considering a hybrid wireless and optical communication technologies. Radio-over-Fibre (RoF) networks are considered as a potential solution to provide a fast, reliable and efficient network backbone with the optical access network integration and the flexibility and mobility of the wireless network. Therefore, we adopt the integration of RoF to Passive Optical Network (PON) as a broadband access network to transmit smart grid data along with the Fiber to the Home/Building/Curb (FTTx) traffic through the shared fibre, and utilizing Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM). Finally, we present and analyze the simulation results for the aforementioned infrastructure based on our enhanced ROF-PON integration model.

Orientador: Christian Rodolfo Esteve Rothenberg / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T08:39:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Siqueira_MarcosAntoniode_D.pdf: 7263131 bytes, checksum: fad0f39a012c338503de664fbec8fe8c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: Esta tese apresenta uma proposta de arquitetura para controle de redes ópticas de transporte que utiliza o paradigma de redes definidas por software, com suporte a operação autonômica com base em políticas. A arquitetura é constituída pelos seguintes pilares: (i) modelagem dos elementos de rede, incluindo suas interconexões, restrições, capacidades, entre outros, utilizando a linguagem YANG; (ii) composição dos modelos dos elementos de rede e suas relações em um modelo que representa a rede, suportando transformações para representação da rede como grafos de propriedades; e (iii) um modelo de políticas baseado em objetos associados ao grafo de propriedades da rede que viabiliza a operação autonômica do controlador. A proposta foi validada através de provas de conceito realizadas por simulações, protótipos e experimentos, incluindo casos de uso de segmentação e virtualização da rede óptica de transporte, aplicações SDN para ajuste de parâmetros operacionais da rede com base em políticas, bem como a operação autônoma do controlador SDN com auxílio de ferramentas de simulação com rotinas de planejamento automatizado / Abstract: This thesis proposes an architecture for optical transport networks control, using the software defined networking paradigm, with support for policy-based autonomic operation. The architecture is composed of three pillars: (i) modeling of network elements, its interconnections, constraints and capabilities using the YANG language; (ii) composition of the network element models and its interconnections forming a network model, supporting transformations for representing the network as property graphs; and (iii) a policy model based on objects associated to the network graph designed for allowing autonomic operation of the network controller. The proposal has been validated through a set of proofs of concept performed via simulations, prototypes and experiments, including use cases for optical transport network slicing and virtualization, SDN applications for policy-based operational parameters adjustment, and autonomic operation of the SDN controller assisted by simulation tools with routines for automated planning / Doutorado / Engenharia de Computação / Doutor em Engenharia Elétrica

Access networks have been going through many reformations to make them adapt to arising traffic trends and become better suited for many new demanding applications. To that end, incorporating fog and edge computing has become a necessity for supporting many emerging applications as well as alleviating network congestions. At the same time, energy-efficiency has become a strong imperative for access networks to reduce both their operating costs and carbon footprint. In this dissertation, we address these two challenges in long-reach optical access networks. We first study the integration of fog and edge computing with optical access networks, which is believed to form a highly capable access network by combining the huge fiber capacity with closer-to-the-edge computing and storage resources. In our study, we examine the offloading performance under different cloudlet placements when the underlying bandwidth allocation is either centralized or decentralized. We combine between analytical modeling and simulation results in order to identify the different factors that affect the offloading performance within each paradigm. To address the energy efficiency requirement, we introduce novel enhancements and modifications to both allocation paradigms that aim to enhance their network performance while conserving energy. We consider this work to be one of the first to explore the integration of fog and edge computing with optical access networks from both bandwidth allocation and energy efficiency perspectives in order to identify which allocation paradigm would be able to meet the requirements of next-generation access networks.