Optical Networks: towards bandwidth manageability and cost efficiency

Objective

This Network of Excellence (NoE) aims at integrating and focusing the rich know-how available in Europe on optical communication and networks, both in universities and in research centres of major telecom manufacturers and operators. It builds upon the experience gained within the previous NoE e-Photon/ONe, funded within the 1st IST call of FP6.

The set of expertises available in the NoE ranges from optical technologies to networking devices, network architectures and protocols, new services fostered by photonic technologies. The NoE contributes to the Strategic Objective "Broadband for All", with specific focus (quoting from the EC IST 2005-2006 Workprogramme) on "new concepts for network management, control and protocols", and on "increased bandwidth capacity, in the access network as well in the underlying optical core/metro network (including in particular optical burst and packet switching)".

The main technical aim of the e-Photon/ONe+ is to demonstrate and spread awareness of the advantages of optical over electronic technologies in both telecom networks and customer-controlled grids. The participants to the NoE will jointly work towards a consensus on the engineering choices for the deployment of cost-effective optical technologies as the foundation for the future Internet, with the intention to provide valuable inputs to standardization bodies and guidelines to operators, as well as competitive feedback to European telecom equipment manufacturers.

Integration will be pursued primarily by establishing long-term collaborations among partners in terms of research, of infrastructures sharing, and of education and training. The NoE will provide the platform within which the main instruments to achieve these long-lasting collaborations, such as the exchange of researchers between partners, the involvement in coordinated research activities, and the development of joint teaching programs and events, will be effectively deployed.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › telecommunications networks › optical networks

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• IST-2004-2.4.4 - Broadband for All

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

NoE - Network of Excellence

Coordinator

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Address

Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi, 24
10129 Torino
Italy

 

Participants (39)

ALCATEL-LUCENT ITALIA S.P.A.

Italy

Address

Piazza Della Repubblica 25
20124 Milano

 

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Italy

Address

Via Zamboni 33
40126 Bologna

 

Akademia Gorniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanislawa Staszica w Krakowie

Poland

Address

Al. Mickiewicza 30
30-059 Krakow

 

BILKENT UNIVERSITESI

Turkey

Address

Eskisehir Yolu 8 Km
06800 Bilkent, Ankara

 

BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

Hungary

Address

Muegyetem Rakpart 3
1521 PF 91 Budapest

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

Denmark

Address

Anker Engelundsvej 1, Bygning 101A
2800 Kgs. Lyngby

 

ETAIREIA EREVNAS KAI EPIMORFOSIS STIS TECHNOLOGIES TIS PLIROFORIAS

Greece

Address

19.5 Km Markopoulo Ave.
19002 Peania Attica

 

FACULTE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS

Belgium

Address

Rue De Houdain 9
7000 Mons

 

FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI

Italy

Address

Via Baldassarre Castiglione 59
00142 Roma

 

FRANCE TELECOM SA

France

Address

Place D Alleray 6
75015 Paris

FRAUNHOFER IAF

Germany

Address

Tullastr. 72
79108 München

FUJITSU LABORATORIES OF EUROPE LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Hayes Park Central, Hayes End Road
UB4 8FE Hayes, Middlesex

 

GROUPE DES ECOLES DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS

France

Address

46, Rue Barrault
75634 Paris 13

 

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS

Greece

Address

Patission Street 42
10682 Athina

 

INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICACOES

Portugal

Address

Avenida De Rovisco Pais 1
Lisboa

INTERDISCIPLINAIR INSTITUUT VOOR BREEDBANDTECHNOLOGIE VZW

Belgium

Address

Gaston Crommenlaan 8 Bus 102
9050 Gent

 

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOGSKOLAN

Sweden

Address

Valhallavagen 79
100 44 Stockholm

 

MULTITEL ASBL

Belgium

Address

Rue Pierre Et Marie Curie 2
7000 Mons

 

NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

Greece

Address

Christou Lada 6
Athina

PANEPISTIMIO PELOPONNISOU

Greece

Address

Stavrou 28 Kai Karyotaki
22100 Tripoli

 

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Italy

Address

Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32
Milano

RESEARCH ACADEMIC COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

Greece

Address

N. Kazantzaki, Campus Of Rio Patras
26500 Rio Patras

 

SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA

SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU FAKULTET ELEKTROTEHNIKE I RACUNARSTVA

Croatia

Address

Unska 3
10000 Zagreb

 

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN

Germany

Address

Strasse Des 17. Juni 135
10623 Berlin

 

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN

Austria

Address

Karlsplatz 13
1040 Wien

 

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN

Netherlands

Address

Den Dolech 2
5600 MB Eindhoven

 

TELEFONICA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA UNIPERSONAL

Spain

Address

Calle Emilio Vargas 6
28043 Madrid

 

TELENOR ASA

Norway

Address

Snaroeyveien 30
1331 Fornebu

 

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID

Spain

Address

Calle Einstein1, Ciudad Univ Cantoblanco Rectorado
Madrid

 

UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID

Spain

Address

Calle Madrid 126
Getafe (Madrid)

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA

 

UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN

Germany

Address

Universitatsstrasse 2
45141 Essen

 

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX

United Kingdom

Address

Wivenhoe Park
Colchester

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

United Kingdom

Address

Highfield Campus
SO17 1BJ Southampton