Flexibly Scalable Energy Efficient Networking (FLEX-SCALE)

Flex-Scale推进了针对光交换节点及其收发器接口的互补性光x-远程网络技术的颠覆性研究，基于对超高带宽光子/等离子激元技术的利用，以及对光空间和光谱交换(超宽带频谱和空间通道复用；超宽带/同步数字调制解调器)的高效利用，实现了灵活的容量扩展(=每个接口10 TB/S速率，=每个链路1铅/S容量，每个光节点吞吐量=10铅/S吞吐量)。开发的x-远程6G光网络创新将通过光子集成和光学透明度实现创纪录的能效(亚pj全交换/传输比特)和低成本，取代/绕过耗电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，该方法结合了依赖于新兴信息模型的新资源分配算法和协议，并支持自主可编程的拆分开放网络，这将优化跨网络层和网段的业务流路由，根据6G规范的要求提高网络服务质量(高速率、低延迟、高可靠性/可用性)和低成本/功耗。Flex-Scale联盟跨越了行业/学术界专家在目标主题(转型收发器和光纤交换机、网络规划、运营算法和协议开发)方面的价值链，他们在兑现承诺方面表现出了丰富的经验，这一点从他们的研究成果和对新产品、服务和标准贡献的开发中可以看出。FLEXSCALE准备通过提供最大容量的灵活光电接口和快速交换节点来扩大欧洲在6G x-Remote方面的领导地位，这些节点通过使用新的算法和控制平面实施来充分利用光空间/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