Flexibly Scalable Energy Efficient Networking (FLEX-SCALE)

FLEX-SCALE推进针对光交换节点及其收发器接口的互补光xhaul网络技术的颠覆性研究，实现灵活的容量扩展（=每个接口10 Tb/s速率，=1 Pb/s容量/链路和=10 Pb/s吞吐量/光节点），基于超高带宽光子/等离子体技术的利用和光空间和光谱交换的有效开发（超宽带频谱和空间通道复用; UWB/SDM）。所开发的x-haul 6 G光网络创新将实现创纪录的能量效率（sub-pJ perswitched/transmitted bit）和低成本，通过光子集成和光学透明性实现，取代/绕过耗电量大且昂贵的电子处理系统（例如，电子路由器/交换机）。光节点及其收发器接口将由支持ML的SDN控制平面方法控制，该方法结合了新的资源分配算法和协议，依赖于新兴的信息模型，并支持自主可编程的分散式开放网络，这将优化跨网络层和网段的流量路由，提高网络QoS（高速率、低延迟、高可靠性/可用性）和低成本/功耗。FLEX-SCALE联盟涵盖了目标主题（转型收发器和光交换机，网络规划，操作算法和协议开发）的行业/学术界专家的价值链，并在履行其承诺方面拥有丰富的经验，如他们的研究成果和对新产品，服务和标准贡献的开发所示。FLEXSCALE准备通过提供最高容量的灵活光电接口和快速交换节点来扩展欧洲在6 G x-haul方面的领导地位，这些接口和节点通过使用新颖的算法和控制平面实现来充分利用光学空间/频谱资源

FLEX-SCALE advances disruptive research on complementary optical x-haul network technologies for Optical Switching Nodes and their Transceiver Interfaces that enable flexible capacity scaling (=10 Tb/s rate per interface, =1 Pb/s capacity per link and =10 Pb/s throughput per optical node) based on utilization of ultra-high bandwidth photonic/plasmonic technologies and the efficient exploitation of opticalspatial and spectralswitching (UltraWide-Band Spectral & Spatial Lanes Multiplexing; UWB/SDM). The developed x-haul 6G optical network innovations will achieve record energy efficiency (sub-pJ perswitched/transmitted bit ) and low cost, enabled by photonic integration and optical transparency, replacing/bypassing power-hungry and costly electronic processing systems(e.g., electronic routers/ switches). The Optical Nodes and their Transceiver Interfaces will be controlled by ML-enabled SDN control plane approaches that incorporate new resource allocation algorithms and protocols relying on emerging information models and enabling autonomous programmable disaggregated open networks, which will optimize traffic flow routing across network layers and segments, improving network QoS (high rates, low latency, high reliability/availability) and low cost/power consumption, as required by 6G specifications. FLEX-SCALE consortium spans the value chain of industry/academia experts on the targeted topics (transformational transceivers and optical switches, network planning, operation algorithms and protocols development) with demonstrated experience on delivering on their promises, as indicated by their research output and exploitation towards new products, services and standards contributions. FLEXSCALE is poised to extend Europe’s leadership in 6G x-haul with offerings of highest-capacity flexible optoelectronic interfaces and fast switching nodes that fully exploit the optical spatial/spectral resources with the use of novel algorithms and control-plane implementations