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FiberHome ‘SMART ON’ Building the Next Generation of

Intelligent Optical Network

Ma Jun, Wang Xiaofei, Wang Nianzu
FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies Co., Ltd.
A bstract

As 5G era comes, the traffic, connectivity and scale of optical network are growing rapidly. How to improve
network service capabilities and accelerate network transformation has become the focus of all operators. To meet
the unprecedented service demand and customers experience, FiberHome built customer-oriented intelligent optical
network, based on these concepts - ‘Ubiquitous’, ’Ultra broad-band’, ‘Open’, ‘On-demand’, promoting commercial values.

1. Challenges in optical network 2.1.Ubiquitous
1.1.The growth of traffic and connectivity drives rapid With its inherent advantages such as large bandwidth and
network expansion high reliability, optical networks have become an important
In 5G era, the connection between people will evolve into basic resource for entire communication network. With the
the massive connection of things. New services, such as development of mobile services, fixed broadband services
4K, 8K, VR, automatic driving, have rigorous demands and Internet services, optical networks have extensively
on bandwidth and latency. As the infrastructure, optical covered the fronyhaul and backhaul networks of mobile
network will face both chances and challenges. communication networks, fixed broadband access
networks, metro and backbone transmission networks, and
1.2.Focus on customer experience, not just bandwidth internal and external connections in data centers. It is a
provision ubiquitous network.
A better customer experience depends on the advantages of
optical network in terms of bandwidth, latency, reliability, In the future, services such as 5G, video, and cloud
etc. Network resource optimization, open API interface, computing will have differentiated requirements such as
on-demand pipes, all of these drive the transformation to bandwidth, delay, and reliability. The optical network
intelligent optical network. will focus on the data center and provide ubiquitous
and seamless services from the backbone and the metro
1.3.High CAPEX and OPEX in closed networks to the access side, meeting the demands of extreme
As networks become increasingly complex, the operators experience services such as mobile broadband applications,
not only face the pressure of CAPEX, but also OPEX. high-definition video and various cloud services. The
Breaking the closure between different network domains degree of ubiquity of optical networks is also the core
and vendors, improving resource utilization, responding competitiveness of operators.
to service demand quickly and reducing deployment and
maintenance costs are major choices that must be done by 2.2.Ultra broad-band
operators in network construction. The optical network has supported 25GE/50GE/
100GE/400GE high-speed interfaces at the service level.
1.4.Service innovation drives transformation to The transmission rate has also been increased from 100G
intelligent network to 400G, 600G or even 800G/λ. The WDM/OTN system
eMBB, uRLLC, mMTC in 5G era,have differentiated capacity has been increased to 32T and above. The optical
requirements for bandwidth, delay and reliability. network’s service interface, transmission rate and capacity
Innovation and fast version iterations of Internet services are sufficient for a ultra broad-band network.
require more intelligent and flexible network services, Ultra broad-band is the cornerstone of optical networks.
and the network needs to sense user demand and respond The development of ultra-high-definition video services
timely. All these requirements are accelerating the such as 5G, cloud computing and 4K/8K/AR/VR relies
transformation to an intelligent network. on the provision of ultra broad-band features of optical
networks. In the future, through the continuous innovation
2. New features of intelligent network of key technologies such as modulation, reception, and
To achieve the change from bandwidth provision to line transmission, the ultra broad-band capability of optical
customer experience, fully enhance network value, networks will continue to increase.
FiberHome intelligent optical network features Ubiquitous’,
‘Ultra broad-band’, ‘Open’, ‘On-demand’, bringing 2.3.Open
customer new experience and perception throughout all The opening of optical networks is reflected in the three
aspects of service delivery and full network life cycle. levels, open capability, open network and open interfaces.
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