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An Energy-Efficient Distributed Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Algorithm for Passive Optical Access Networks

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  • Hamzeh Khalili

    (i2CAT Foundation, C/Gran Capità 2-4, Edifici Nexus I, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
    Department of Network Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Esteve Terrades 7, Castelldefels, 08860 Barcelona, Spain)

  • David Rincón

    (Department of Network Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Esteve Terrades 7, Castelldefels, 08860 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Sebastià Sallent

    (Department of Network Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Esteve Terrades 7, Castelldefels, 08860 Barcelona, Spain)

  • José Ramón Piney

    (Department of Network Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Esteve Terrades 7, Castelldefels, 08860 Barcelona, Spain)

Abstract

The rapid deployment of passive optical access networks (PONs) increases the global energy consumption of networking infrastructure. This paper focuses on the minimization of energy consumption in Ethernet PONs (EPONs). We present an energy-efficient, distributed dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA) algorithm able to power off the transmitter and receiver of an optical network unit (ONU) when there is no upstream or downstream traffic. Our main contribution is combining the advantages of a distributed DBA (namely, a smaller packet delay compared to centralized DBAs, due to less time being needed to allocate the transmission slot) with energy saving features (that come at a price of longer delays due to the longer queue waiting times when transmitters are switched off). The proposed algorithm analyzes the queue size of the ONUs in order to switch them to doze/sleep mode when there is no upstream/downstream traffic in the network, respectively. Our results show that we minimized the ONU energy consumption across a wide range of network loads while keeping delay bounded.

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  • Hamzeh Khalili & David Rincón & Sebastià Sallent & José Ramón Piney, 2020. "An Energy-Efficient Distributed Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Algorithm for Passive Optical Access Networks," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-20, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:6:p:2264-:d:332358
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    1. Zhuoqian Liang & Ding Pan & Yuan Deng, 2020. "Research on the Knowledge Association Reasoning of Financial Reports Based on a Graph Network," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-14, April.
    2. Rizwan Aslam Butt & Adnan Akhunzada & Muhammad Faheem & Basit Raza, 2022. "Enhanced Energy Savings with Adaptive Watchful Sleep Mode for Next Generation Passive Optical Network," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-17, February.

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