A novel algorithm for Ethernet-passive-optical-network dynamic bandwidth allocation based on threshold

The Ethernet passive optical network(EPON) is the next generation of broad-band network technique.A crucial issue in EPONs is the sharing of uplink bandwidth among optical network units(ONUs).This article provides a novel dynamic bandwidth allocation algorithm,i.e.threshold dynamic bandwidth allocation(TDBA),which is based on adaptive threshold,to increase resource utilization.The algorithm uses ONU data-transmitting rate to adjust optical line terminal(OLT) receiving data threshold from an ONU.Simulation results show that this algorithm can decrease average packet delay and increase network throughput in a 10G EPON system.

Optimization of Disjoints Using WDM-PON in an Optical Network

An optical network is a type of data communication network built with optical fibre technology. It utilizes optical fibre cables as the primary communication medium for converting data and passing data as light pulses between sender and receiver nodes. The major issue in optical networking is disjoints that occur in the network. A polynomial time algorithm Wavelength Division Multiplexing-Passive Optical Networking (WDM-PON) computes disjoints of an optical network and reduces the count of disjoints that occur in the network by separating Optical Network Units (ONU) into several virtual point-to-point connections. The Arrayed Waveguide Grating (AWG) filter is included in WDM-PON to avoid the traffic in the network thereby increasing the bandwidth capacity. In case of a failure or disjoint Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm is used to find the optimized shortest path for re-routing. For enhanced security, modified Rivert Shamir Adleman (RSA) algorithm encrypts the message during communication between the nodes. The efficiency is found to be improved in terms of delay in packet delivery, longer optical reach, optimized shortest path, packet error rate.

Design of a Novel Photobioreactor for Culture of Microalgae

This paper presents the design of a novel photobioreactor for cultivation of microalgae. The body of the reactor with volume of about 40 L is parallelipipedic and divided in five compartments that can be put in series. The optical guides, plunged perpendicularly into the compartments, are upright Plexiglas plates on which side faces there are able to diffuse light laterally and ensure an even distribution of light in the medium. External airlifts through the side columns are used for mixing of culture medium. The external light source is a SON-T lamp mounted inside a projector that provides a conical light dispersion, it is interchangeable and may take different positions. The design offers the photobioreactor characteristics including mainly interchangeable light source, homogenous distribution of light, perfect mixing of suspension of algae, high ratio of illuminating surface to volume of reactor, compactness and absence of contamination. Schemes, view of the photobioractor and data of continuous culture forSpirulina maxima are presented.

Heuristic polling sequence to enhance sleep count of EPON

Next-generation passive optical networks(PONs)demand power conservation to create a green environment.A reduction in power consumption of the traditional Ethernet passive optical network(EPON)can be achieved by increasing the sleep count in optical network units(ONUs).In this paper,this is accomplished by introducing a first-in-last-out(FILO)polling sequence in the place of a fixed polling sequence to increase the number of ONUs entering sleep mode(sleep count).In a fixed polling sequence,the optical line terminal(OLT)allocates idle time to the ONUs based on the overall load of the ONUs.This leads to a situation that whenever the idle time does not meet the wakeup time threshold of sleep mode,the ONUs are put into doze/active mode,which consumes more power.In the FILO polling sequence,the first polled ONU in the current cycle is made to be polled last in the following cycle.Polling continues in this way,and by this rearrangement,the idle time of delayed poll ONUs increases;hence,it helps to reduce the power consumption.Additionally,a modified load adaptive sequence arrangement(MLASA)method is suggested,where the ONUs are categorized into doze ONUs and sleep ONUs.A numerical simulation of the FILO polling sequence with a vertical cavity surface emitting laser(VCSEL)ONU shows a maximum reduction in power consumption of 15.5 W and a 20%improvement in energy savings compared with the traditional fixed polling sequence.The MLASA method results in better power consumption with minimum delay than that of the proposed FILO and existing LASA methods.

Remodulation scheme based on a two-section reflective SOA

A simple and cost-effective remodulation scheme using a two-section reflective semiconductor optical amplifier （RSOA） is proposed for a colorless optical network unit （ONU）. Under proper injection currents, the front section functions as a modulator to upload the upstream signal while the rear section serves as a data eraser for efficient suppression of the downstream data. The dependences of the upstream transmission performance on the lengths and driven currents of the RSOA, the injection optical power and extinction ratio of the downstream are investigated. By optimizing these parameters, the downstream data can be more completely suppressed and the upstream transmission performance can be greatly improved.