Improving Energy Efficiency in Upstream EPON Channels by Packet Coalescing

In this paper, we research the feasibility of adapting the packet coalescing algorithm, used successfully in IEEE 802.3az Ethernet cards, to upstream EPON channels. Our simulation experiments show that, using this algorithm, great power savings are feasible without requiring any changes to the deplo...

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Published inIEEE transactions on communications Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 929 - 932
Main Authors Rodriguez-Perez, M., Herreria-Alonso, S., Fernandez-Veiga, M., Lopez-Garcia, C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY IEEE 01.04.2012
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Subjects
Applied sciences
Bandwidth
Business and industry local networks
Delay
Energy efficiency
EPON
Exact sciences and technology
IEEE 802.3 Standards
Networks and services in france and abroad
Optical fiber communications
Optical network units
Optical telecommunications
Organization and planning of networks (techniques and equipments)
packet coalescing
Passive optical networks
Power demand
Systems, networks and services of telecommunications
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
Teleprocessing networks. Isdn
Network architecture
Passive optical network
EPON
Algorithm
packet coalescing
Optical fiber network
Simulation
Energetic efficiency
Ethernet
Access network
Optical fiber communication
Feasibility
Energy efficiency
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Summary:In this paper, we research the feasibility of adapting the packet coalescing algorithm, used successfully in IEEE 802.3az Ethernet cards, to upstream EPON channels. Our simulation experiments show that, using this algorithm, great power savings are feasible without requiring any changes to the deployed access network infrastructure nor to protocols.
ISSN:0090-6778
1558-0857
DOI:10.1109/TCOMM.2012.022712.110142A