OCEAN

Acronym/Short Name: OCEAN
Proposal Full Name: OOFDM for Cost Effective Access Networks
Project Coordinator: Jianming Tang
Email: j.tang@bangor.ac.uk
Organisation: School of Electronic Engineering Bangor University
Partners per country: 2 x DE, 3 x UK, 2 x IL
Duration (months): 36

Project abstract

Optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OOFDM) is one of the hottest optical communications technologies of today. The OCEAN project brings together world-class expertise to develop the OOFDM technology for applications in future optical access networks. The consortium consists of partners with the necessary know-how in research, mass production of electronic components, high-speed optical transceiver design and packaging, professional modelling of optical components and systems, commercial implementation of optical systems, as well as end-customer services. The overall objectives are to:

  • Develop world-first, commercially exploitable, cost-effective, versatile, >20Gb/s OOFDM transceiver modules with real-time performance monitoring and adaptive performance optimisation;
  • Develop commercially exploitable, >20Gb/s OOFDM PON system prototypes with per user link parameter awareness and performance optimisation, as well as management system features for upgrading installed legacy access networks;
  • Demonstrate OOFDM WDM PONs capable of supporting 32 wavelengths at 100GHz frequency spacing, >20Gb/s over >60km per wavelength channel with automatic and dynamic link performance optimisation.
  • Undertake field trials of the developed OOFDM PON system prototypes in a carrier environment for successfully providing end-to-end services at >1Gb/s per subscriber.

A number of innovative solutions will be proposed, optimised and implemented, which range from key component technologies, OOFDM transceiver design and system architecture.