Reducing Complexity and Consumption in Future Networks

The authors report the main results of the EU FP7 SARDANA project, a future network architecture able to provide large bandwidth to the end user in a flexible and intelligent way. The remote amplification for network reach extension, the remote monitoring of the network infrastructure, and the possibility of remotely powering ONUs are fundamental capabilities to maintain the passiveness of the network outside plant, so important for reducing power consumption and maintenance costs, without compromising network reach and coverage.