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EU funding (€5,465,069): Beyond 5G – OPtical nEtwork coNtinuum Hor14 Oct 2021 EU Research and Innovation programme "Horizon"
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Beyond 5G – OPtical nEtwork coNtinuum
B5G-OPEN targets the design, prototyping and demonstration of a novel end-to-end integrated packet-optical transport architecture based on MultiBand (MB) optical transmission and switching networks. MB expands the available capacity of optical fibres, by enabling transmission within S, E, and O bands, in addition to commercial C and/or C+L bands, which translates into a potential 10x capacity increase and low-latency for services beyond 5G. To realize multiband networks, technology advances are required, both in data, control and management planes. Concerning devices, these include new amplifiers, filterless subsystems, add/drop multiplexers, etc. Such technology advances complement novel packet-optical white boxes using flexible sliceable Bandwidth Variable Transceivers and novel pluggable optics. The availability of MB transmission will also lead to a complete redesign of the end-to-end architecture, removing boundaries between network domains and reducing electronic intermediate terminations. The control plane will be extended to support multiband elements and a ‘domain-less’ network architecture. It will rely on physical layer abstraction, new impairment modelling, and pervasive telemetry data collection to feed AI/ML algorithms that will lead to a Zero-Touch networking paradigm including a full featured node operating system for packet-optical whiteboxes. The results will be shown in two final demonstrations exposing the project benefits from operator and user perspectives. B5G-OPEN will have a clear impact on the society showing the evolution towards a world with increased needs of connectivity and higher capacity in support of new B5G services and new traffic patterns. The consortium includes partners from 8 countries: three major telecom operators, three vendors, four SMEs and four research centres and academia, combining several years of experience and a successful record in past European projects on related technologies, thus guaranteeing its success.
Funded Companies:
| Company name | Funding amount |
| Adtran Networks SE | €550,000 |
| British Telecommunications plc | €377,709 |
| Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya | €379,925 |
| Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche | €0.00 |
| Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per LE Telecomunicazioni | €380,000 |
| Coriant R&D GmbH | €300,350 |
| E-Lighthouse Network Solutions SL | €181,375 |
| Fraunhofer Gesellschaft ZUR Forderung DER Angewandten Forschung e. V. | €299,723 |
| Infinera Lda. | €300,000 |
| Nokia Networks France | €555,263 |
| Openlightcomm Europe s.r.o. | €250,000 |
| Purelifi Ltd. | €250,000 |
| Technische Universiteit Eindhoven | €300,000 |
| Telecom Italia SPA O Tim S.p.A. | €400,000 |
| Telefonica Innovacion Digital SL | €620,100 |
| Telefonica SA | €0.00 |
| Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | €0.00 |
| Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya | €320,625 |
Source: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101016663
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