This paper discusses the future direction of optical access networks and proposes a new optical access architecture that will support the evolution of optical access systems from a fiber-to-the-home infrastructure to a common optical access platform that connects various devices and systems to anywhere they want to reach. We describe two technologies for its implementation. One is “modularization,” which is expected to be realized before 2030, and the other is “full softwarization,” which is the longer-term goal of drastically increasing network flexibility. For each technology, we summarize related technical trends and discuss a reasonable system configuration focusing on the access nodes.

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通过接入和传输功能的模块化和软件化实现的未来光接入网络[已邀请]

本文讨论了光接入网络的未来方向，并提出了一种新的光接入体系结构，该体系结构将支持光接入系统从光纤到家庭的基础设施向通用的光接入平台的演进，该平台将各种设备和系统连接到任何地方他们想达到。我们描述了两种实现技术。一种是“模块化”，预计将在2030年之前实现，另一种是“完全软化”，这是大幅提高网络灵活性的长期目标。对于每种技术，我们总结了相关的技术趋势，并讨论了针对接入节点的合理系统配置。