INNOVATION RADAR

Innovation Radar is the European Commission's repository for cutting-edge EU-funded innovations being developed by Europe’s leading researchers and innovators. In the context of B5G-Open 5 innovations have been accepted so far. In the present newsletter we will provide a brief overview of this innovations.

INNOVATION #1: FIBRE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION PLATFORM OFFERING INCREASED CAPACITY OVER EXISTING FIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH GOOD TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE

ADVA

Existing fibre optical systems are soon no longer able to cope with the increased demand for capacity. Therefore, the capacity of an existing transmission system is increased by introducing the multiband technology. An important aspect is to provide transient performance that is comparable with the current single band version at reasonable cost. In an extensive study, the maximum capacity that can be provided over links with a given margin has been determined.

INNOVATION #2: HOLISTIC NETWORK OPTIMIZATION AND PLANNING TOOL FOR IT AND NETWORK RESOURCES, WITH OPTICAL MULTI-BAND CAPABILITIES

e-LightHouse Network Solutions (ELIG)

This innovation is settled in the control plane, responsible for coordinating and orchestrating IT and network resources in optical multi-band scenarios. It offers functionalities for designing, optimizing, and planning the deployment, management, and configuration of services and resources. Additionally, it features a user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) that aims to improve the Quality of Experience (QoE) and simplify interactions with the underlying network components.

INNOVATION #3: IMPROVED POWER PROFILE MONITORING WITH ACCURATE ESTIMATION FOR BOTH POINT-TO-POINT OR OPTICAL MESH CONNECTIONS

Nokia

Power profile monitoring is a new monitoring technique allowing to localize the power losses along the transmission line with very good location accuracy (<1km). It is a competitive alternative to optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) which needs to deploy a specific hardware device span by span.

The pioneering technique did not allow the estimation of power losses, which we added in this innovation. In addition, we make it more scalable for optical mesh network, as it leverages lightpath diversity to enhance the accuracy of both the estimation and the localization and also to simplify the estimation.

This innovation relies on the development of a specific advanced signal processing algorithm which has been optimized to be able to process only a part of the transmission link to reduce computational complexity and latency. If leveraging lightpath diversity, an additional algorithm has been developed and is deployed in a centralized management and control plane to get correlated information from multiple lightpaths.

INNOVATION #4: OPTICAL MULTI-BAND PCE EXPLOITING A PHYSICAL LAYER IMPAIRMENT-AWARE ROUTING MODULATION AND SPECTRAL ASSIGNMENT (PLI- AWARE RMSA) ALGORITHM

OpenLightComm Europe

The multi-band PCE (MB-PCE) is tasked to complete computationally intensive operations so it is externalized to the SDN control plane. The MB-PCE consists of a routing engine that exploits a Physical Layer Impairment-aware Routing and Spectral Assignment Algorithm (PLI-aware RMSA) and it is equally applicable to both end-to-end transparent and translucent paths. The MB-PCE retrieves network topology including any network status updates from telemetry. The PLI-aware RMSA also gets as input the deployed optical transmission system parameters as well as the traffic components of the existing and the new connections.

INNOVATION #5: ENHANCED LIFI CONNECTIVITY FOR NETWORK INTEGRATION

PureLifi

This innovation is an enhancement on existing LiFi system on the connectivity for network integration. It helps to integrate LiFi access technology into a larger scale network including 5G, Wi-Fi access technologies. The objective is to introduce a comprehensive solution comprising a LiFi SDN agent for LiFi Access Points (APs) and a LiFi SDN controller to current LiFi system for managing and configuring LiFi APs and networks.

This innovation also entails the development of advanced algorithms specifically designed to address the challenges posed by user movement in LiFi environments. As users move within the coverage area, channel conditions in LiFi networks tend to fluctuate. To ensure optimal Quality of Service (QoS) even in the presence of changing channel conditions, these algorithms will dynamically configure and control LiFi APs.

The algorithms will leverage the capabilities of the LiFi SDN controller to monitor and adapt the LiFi APs based on real-time feedback regarding user movement and channel conditions. By continuously optimizing the configuration of LiFi APs, the innovation aims to provide reliable connectivity, seamless handoffs, and uninterrupted user experience in LiFi environments.

This project is supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101016663 (B5G-OPEN)

Grant Agreement Number: 101016663
Status: Active
Start Date: 01 Nov 2021
Duration: 36 months
Budget: €5.465.068,75
Call ID:H2020 ICT-52-2020
Type of Action: RIA (Rersearch and Innovation Action)

This project is part of 5G PPP Phase 3, Part 6: 5G innovations for verticals with third party services & Smart Connectivity beyond 5G

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