Flexibly Scalable Energy Efficient Networking (FLEX-SCALE)

灵活可扩展的节能网络 (FLEX-SCALE)

• 批准号: 10061981
• 金额: $ 42.46万
• 依托单位: HUBER+SUHNER POLATIS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: EU-Funded
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10061981
• 关键词: Flexibly; Scalable; Energy; Efficient; Networking

FLEX-SCALE advances disruptive research on complementary optical x-haul network technologies for Optical Switching Nodes and their Transceiver Interfaces that enable flexible capacity scaling (=10 Tb/s rate per interface, =1 Pb/s capacity per link and =10 Pb/s throughput per optical node) based on utilization of ultra-high bandwidth photonic/plasmonic technologies and the efficient exploitation of opticalspatial and spectralswitching (UltraWide-Band Spectral & Spatial Lanes Multiplexing; UWB/SDM). The developed x-haul 6G optical network innovations will achieve record energy efficiency (sub-pJ perswitched/transmitted bit ) and low cost, enabled by photonic integration and optical transparency, replacing/bypassing power-hungry and costly electronic processing systems(e.g., electronic routers/ switches). The Optical Nodes and their Transceiver Interfaces will be controlled by ML-enabled SDN control plane approaches that incorporate new resource allocation algorithms and protocols relying on emerging information models and enabling autonomous programmable disaggregated open networks, which will optimize traffic flow routing across network layers and segments, improving network QoS (high rates, low latency, high reliability/availability) and low cost/power consumption, as required by 6G specifications. FLEX-SCALE consortium spans the value chain of industry/academia experts on the targeted topics (transformational transceivers and optical switches, network planning, operation algorithms and protocols development) with demonstrated experience on delivering on their promises, as indicated by their research output and exploitation towards new products, services and standards contributions. FLEXSCALE is poised to extend Europe’s leadership in 6G x-haul with offerings of highest-capacity flexible optoelectronic interfaces and fast switching nodes that fully exploit the optical spatial/spectral resources with the use of novel algorithms and control-plane implementations

FLEX-SCALE 对光交换节点及其收发器接口的互补光 x-haul 网络技术的颠覆性进展研究，可实现灵活的容量扩展（= 每个接口 10 Tb/s 速率，= 每链路 1 Pb/s 容量，= 10 Pb/每个光节点的吞吐量）基于超高带宽光子/等离子体技术的利用以及光学空间和光谱切换（超宽带光谱和空间通道复用；开发的 x-haul 6G 光网络创新将通过光子集成和光学透明实现创纪录的能源效率（每交换/传输比特低于 pJ）和低成本，取代/绕过高耗能的能源。以及昂贵的电子处理系统（例如，电子路由器/交换机）。光学节点及其收发器接口将由支持 ML 的 SDN 控制平面方法控制。结合新的资源分配算法和协议，依赖于新兴信息模型，并实现自主可编程分解开放网络，这将优化跨网络层和网段的流量路由，提高网络服务质量（高速率、低延迟、高可靠性/可用性）和低成本/功耗，按照 6G 规范的要求，FLEX-SCALE 联盟涵盖了目标主题（转型收发器和光交换机、网络规划、操作算法和协议开发）的行业/学术界专家的价值链。正如他们在新产品、服务和标准贡献方面的研究成果和开发所展示的那样，FLEXSCALE 准备通过提供最高容量的灵活光电接口和快速切换节点来扩大欧洲在 6G x-haul 领域的领导地位。通过使用新颖的算法和控制平面实现来充分利用光学空间/光谱资源