Dimecres 18 de maig - Xerrada "Sliceable bandwidth variable transceivers based on optical OFDM technology"

Time and place: 18:00 h., classroom 128B

Abstract: The sliceable bandwidth variable transceiver (S-BVT) is a key data plane enabling element to face the challenges of the rapid growth of traffic and services to be supported by future optical networks. The S-BVT can be adaptive to multiple rate, format, reach and flow by a software-defined configuration of its elements, parameters, functions and operation modes, according to the channel profile, transmission impairments and traffic demand. The adoption of optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) as transmission technology facilitates flexibility, adaptability and other advanced functionalities in software-defined and elastic optical networks.

In this talk, the S-BVT concept will be illustrated and its multiple functionalities described. The building blocks of a multi-adaptive S-BVT based on OFDM will be provided and design alternatives discussed. Furthermore, the experimental platform for optical OFDM systems (EOS) within the CTTC ADRENALINE testbed will be presented.

BIO: Michela Svaluto Moreolo received the M.Sc. degree (with honors) in electronics engineering and the Ph.D. degree in telecommunications engineering from University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy, in 2003 and 2007, respectively. In 2004, she became Teaching Assistant at Engineering Faculty of University Roma Tre and, from January to July 2004, she was a Visiting Researcher at Institute of Semiconductor and Solid State Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria. In January 2009, she joined the Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain. She currently is a Senior Researcher of the Communication Networks Division and the Coordinator of the Optical Transmission and Subsystems research line within the Optical Networks and Systems Department. She has been actively involved in several National and EU-founded R&D projects. Her research interests include optical/digital signal processing and advanced transmission technologies for future optical networks. She has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal and international conference papers. Dr. Svaluto Moreolo is a Senior Member of IEEE.