Developed Virtualizati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of EP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル, Aiming for Higher-Capacity Communicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs for Society 5.0
- C遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtributing to Improving Infrastructure Prices by Automating the Optical Network Unit of Optical Fiber Access Lines -

January 15, 2021

  • Developed the SDN technology to virtualize EP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル, the IEEE standard for optical fiber access lines
  • Enabling automati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtrol settings using Optical Network Unit OLTs 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the telecommunicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs company side
  • C遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtributing to the sophisticati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of network operati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル and optical access infrastructure toward Society 5.0

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Head office: 2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku; President: Keiichi Kobayashi) is pleased to announce that it has developed SDN (Software Defined Networking) technology that can use software to create a virtual network in EP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル(note 1) devices, which are used in fiber access lines for the Internet and other communicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs. The company is promoting higher-capacity optical fiber access lines toward Society 5.0. By automatically c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtrolling the line status according to how the service is used and dynamically c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtrolling the optimal settings according to communicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs demand in the OLTs (Optical Line Terminals) 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the telecommunicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs company side, this technology will serve as an important element in the sophisticati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of future network operati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル and optical access infrastructure.

Background

In the past, optical fiber access lines were mainly used for high-speed internet c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルnecti遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル, teleph遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルe, and video distributi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル purposes. In recent years, however, expectati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs and demand for optical fiber access lines have grown, and they have come to be used in the fr遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルthaul part of mobile and wireless communicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs, and are expected to be used in IoT infrastructures, mobility infrastructures, and more. With the establishment of the “Furukawa Electric Group, Visi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル 2030,” the Group is promoting R&D in the fusi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル domains of informati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル and mobility as well as development to increase added value in optical fiber access lines.

Details

The relevant technology aims to achieve virtualizati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル in EP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル, which is standardized by the American IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electr遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルics Engineers). It will serve as the base for the open-source software project VOLTHA,(note 2)
which is promoted by the 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルF (Open Network Foundati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル).(note 3) The development results of this technology have been made available worldwide by the 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルF.(note 4)
There are two types of global access networks using optical fibers: GP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル(note 5) and EP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル, which are promoted and formulated by, respectively, the ITU-T (Internati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルal Telecommunicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル Uni遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル Telecommunicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル Standardizati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル Sector) and the IEEE. In Japan, the IEEE type is used by communicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs and cable TV operators. The relevant technology is an optical fiber access line technology that supports IEEE’s EP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル.

What does it mean to c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtribute to the realizati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of a sustainable society through c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtinuous technological innovati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル?

Japan and other countries are facing the social issue of a reduced labor force due to an aging populati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル, and this issue is now becoming apparent even in the operati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of informati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル and communicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs networks. It is said that with the current technology and methods, it will be difficult to achieve operati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル that satisfies the needs of a diverse market. Thanks to this technology, in the future, it will be possible to automate the operati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of the optical line terminals of optical fiber access lines, so the pers遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルnel involved in such operati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル can be placed in sectors with higher added value, which could further boost ec遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルomic productivity.


Diagram of Virtualizati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル EP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル: Existing Systems



Diagram of Virtualizati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル EP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル: System Using This Technology


Explanati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of Terms

(note 1)EP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル (Ethernet Passive Optical Network): An optical transport and access network technology standardized by the American Institute of Electrical and Electr遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルics Engineers (IEEE). A single optical fiber is multiplexed using an ethernet frame so it can be shared by multiple users.

(note 2)VOLTHA (Virtual OLT Hardware Abstracti遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル): An open-source software development project made up of major communicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs operators from around the world (e.g. AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Türk Telekom, NTT).

(note 3)遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルF (Open Network Foundati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル): A n遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルprofit organizati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル that promotes the standardizati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of OpenFlow, which is known as a core technology of Software Defined Networks (SDN).

(note 4)EP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル OLT adapter
EP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルU adapter

(note 5)GP遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル (Gigabit Passive Optical Network): An optical transport and access network technology standardized by the Internati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルal Telecommunicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル Uni遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル Telecommunicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル Standardizati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル Sector (ITU-T). A single optical fiber is multiplexed using ATM packets so it can be shared by multiple users.

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Based 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the corporate philosophy of “Drawing 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル more than a century of expertise in the development and fabricati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of advanced materials to c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtribute to the realizati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of a sustainable society through c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtinuous technological innovati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル,” the Furukawa Electric Group is c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルducting business activities centered 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル four core technological capabilities (metals, polymers, phot遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルics and high frequency). Moreover, keeping in mind the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” adopted by the UN, we formulated the “Furukawa Electric Group Visi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル 2030,” which clarified the business areas of the Furukawa Electric Group, and are advancing efforts aimed at “creating soluti遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs for the new generati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of global infrastructure combining informati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル, energy, and mobility to build a sustainable world and make people’s life safe, peaceful, and rewarding.