Access network

• new opportunities with FOAN technologies (like XGPON, 10GEPON, 40GPON, WDM-PON, a hybrid network, FTTx, EP2P, AE ..);

• business cases in the access area with special reference to the current solution and the possible upgrade paths.;

• practical access solution;

• new architectures and topologies;

• bandwidth allocation strategies;

• energy efficient frameworks;

• impact of regulation on development of Access Networks;

Smart city

• City Sensor Network;

• Urban Security and Public Safety Technology

• Video Network, Video Analysis and Pattern Recognition;

• Transportation and Connected Vehicles

• Smart Application for Health,

• Smart Application for Governance,

• Other Related Areas

Smart Home

• Residential home gateway;

• Home Sensor Network;

• Home networking and wireless communications

• Smart Home Illumination;

• Smart Application for Health;

• Smart home monitoring and security;

• IP V6 in home devices;

Technologies

• Modification of GPON, GEPON, XGPON, 10GEPON, 40GPON, P2P, 1G P2P..

• Improvement in all access technologies and mechanisms

• WDM-PON, Colored PON,

• Fiber: the new types, Photonic fiber uses, compatibility of different types, POF in access network, Photonic fiber..

• Measurements in PONs

• Connectors: the new types, impact at FOAN,

• The burst laser diode

• Multi-wavelength optical sender/receiver

• Extension of FOAN Links: Wireless, DSL extension, home gatewey ..

• Impact of fiber impairments in long reach PONs

• Migration schemes, Convergence of PONs

• TDM over PONs, TDM services in NG PONs

• Metro GPON, Long Reach PON<

• Optical Network Switching Architectures

• Optical Network Protection and Restoration

• Radio over Fiber in Access Network

• Hybrid optical-wireless architecture/connectivity/protocols

QoS and QoE

• Mechanisms of QoS in access network;

• Comparing access technology with aspect of QoS;

• Quality of Experience (QoE): focus on the end-user, How to measure & handle it,

• QoE and Fairness; Is the final bandwidth distribution fair enough? Challenges and solutions.

• New services: Multi screen, 3DTV, interactive TV, remote controle over FOAN links, robotics ..

• New applications: GSM, LTE, business services, sensoring, monitoring, new home aplications...

• Clean-slate aproach in optical access networks.

The hottest results in fiber optic technology

• Research in basis optical elements: laser devices, amplifiers, recivers, laser and receiver circuit.

• Modulations of optical beam

• High-throughput fiber optical links.

• Fair and Efficient bandwidth distribution.