Flexibly Scalable Energy Efficient Networking (FLEX-SCALE)

FLEX-SCALE推进了用于光交换节点及其收发器接口的互补光x-haul网络技术的颠覆性研究，该技术基于超高带宽光子/等离子体技术的利用以及光空间和频谱交换(超宽带频谱和空间通道复用；超宽频/长效磺胺)。开发的x-haul 6G光网络创新将实现创纪录的能源效率（亚pj切换/传输位）和低成本，通过光子集成和光学透明度实现，取代/绕过耗电和昂贵的电子处理系统(例如：（电子路由器/交换机）。光节点及其光端机接口将由支持ml的SDN控制平面方法控制，该方法结合了依赖新兴信息模型的新资源分配算法和协议，并启用自主可编程分解开放网络，这将优化跨网络层和段的流量路由，提高网络QoS（高速率、低延迟、高可靠性/可用性）和低成本/功耗。根据6G规格要求。FLEX-SCALE联盟涵盖了针对目标主题（转换收发器和光交换机，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，通过他们的研究成果和对新产品，服务和标准的开发贡献，展示了他们在兑现承诺方面的经验。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，通过使用新颖的算法和控制平面实现，充分利用光学空间/光谱资源，扩大欧洲在6G x-haul领域的领先地位

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