OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Optical Communications and Networking is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Optimizing telemetry forwarding for distributed failure recovery in packet-optical networks	76
Comparison of distributed and centralized quantum key management systems for meshed QKD networks	45
Towards explainable artificial intelligence in optical networks: the use case of lightpath QoT estimation	45
Enabling ROADM in mode division multiplexing networks with mode-selective switches	41
On the design of efficient fiber-wireless architectures to enable multigigabit visible light communication	40
Introduction to the OFC 2022 Special Issue	39
Charting the future of optical access networks: an operator’s perspective [Invited]	36
Introduction to the ONDM 2022 special issue	34
Packet-optical transport network for future radio infrastructure	32
Pre- and post-processing techniques for reinforcement-learning-based routing and spectrum assignment in elastic optical networks	32
Unitary checkerboard precoded OFDM for low-PAPR optical wireless communications	30
Introduction to the Future Optical Networks and Communications Symposium Special Issue	30
Introduction to the ONDM2020 special issue	30
Operator view on optical transport network automation in a multi-vendor context [Invited]	26
Local and global optimization methods for optical line control based on quality of transmission	26
Zero touch provisioning compliant with authentications of IEEE PON packages A and B for SDN-enabled broadband access	26
ZR 400 Gbit/s and 800 Gbit/s use cases, trials, deployments, and future prospects [Invited]	26
Risky event classification leveraging transfer learning for very limited datasets in optical networks	25
Generalized quantum-assisted digital signature service in an SDN-controlled quantum-integrated optical network	25
Disaggregation and virtualization for future access and metro networks [Invited Tutorial]	25
Automation of multi-layer multi-domain transport networks and the role of AI [Invited]	25
The Art of 6G (TAO 6G): how to wire Society 5.0 [Invited]	24
Reinforcement-learning-based path planning in multilayer elastic optical networks [Invited]	24
Accelerating model synchronization for distributed machine learning in an optical wide area network	23
Analyzing the impact of medium access control protocol design and control-plane uplink in asymmetric RF/OWC networks with RF congestion	23

Two-tier PON virtualization with scheduler synchronization supporting application-level ultra-low latency in MEC based cloud-RAN, using MESH-PON	23
Topology Bench: systematic graph-based benchmarking for core optical networks	23
Data augmentation to improve performance of neural networks for failure management in optical networks	22
DRL-enabled cooperative free-space optical communication system with an elastic optical splitter	22
Software defined networking agent demonstration to enable configuration and management of XGS-PON architectures	22
Physical-layer-aware multi-band optical network planning framework for rate-adaptive transceivers	21
Multi-objective optimization for submarine optical cable route planning based on cross reinforcement learning	21
Machine-learning-based technique to establish ASE or Kerr impairment dominance in optical transmission	21
Orchid: enhancing HPC interconnection networks through infrequent topology reconfiguration	21
Raman amplifier design and launch power optimization in multi-band optical systems	20
Reconfigurable photonic integrated transmitter for metro-access networks	20
TRA: an efficient dynamic resource assignment algorithm for MCF-based SS-FONs	20
RIFL: a reliable link layer network protocol for data center communication	20
Scalability of integer linear programming path computation for functional block-based disaggregation supporting a flexible grid mechanism [Invited]	19
Deterministic passive optical networking	19
Polarity management of multicore fiber-based optical devices in unidirectional and bidirectional spatial channel networks	18
Mapping-finding input-parameter refinement paradigm for a dynamic multiband optical network digital twin: the Raman amplifier modeling case	18
Optical switching for data centers and advanced computing systems [Invited]	18
Lifelong QoT prediction: an adaptation to real-world optical networks	18
Benchmarking framework for resource allocation algorithms in multicore fiber elastic optical networks	18
Peer-to-peer disaggregated telemetry for autonomic machine-learning-driven transceiver operation	17
DSP-enhanced radio-over-fiber technologies for 5G-and-beyond wired-wireless convergence	17
Trusted distributed marketplace for virtual passive optical network sharing	17
Delay-aware and resource-efficient service function chain mapping in inter-datacenter elastic optical networks	17
SDN-enabled path computation element for autonomous multi-band optical transport networks	16
Enhanced symbol capacity and loss budget employing joint channel coded modulation in DMT-WDM-PON	16
Cyclic transmission window-based bandwidth allocation scheme for asynchronous time-sensitive industrial applications in TDM-PON	16
Resource-efficient and QoS guaranteed 5G RAN slice migration in elastic metro aggregation networks using heuristic-assisted deep reinforcement learning	16
Switching in quantum networks: an optimization investigation	16
Confidentiality-preserving machine learning algorithms for soft-failure detection in optical communication networks	15
FPGA-based implementation of two-step schedulers for modular optical interconnection networks	15
Improved QoT estimations through refined signal power measurements and data-driven parameter optimizations in a disaggregated and partially loaded live production network	15
Mapping sub-wavelength service with heterogenous security demand over physical-layer secured optical transport networks	15
100G fine-granularity flexible-rate passive optical networks based on discrete multi-tone with PAPR optimization	15
Space optical communication system for space optical networks and deep space exploration	14
Deep-learning-based path computation without routing convergence in optical satellite networks	14
Efficient statistical QoT-aware resource allocation in EONs over the C+L-band: a multi-period and low-margin perspective	14
Large-scale quantum key distribution network simulator	14
Security enhanced dynamic bandwidth allocation algorithm against degradation attacks in next generation passive optical networks	13
Enhancing secret key distribution through advanced color modulation in visible light communication	13
Optical access evolutions towards SDN and disaggregated hardware: an operator perspective [Invited]	13
Routing and secret key assignment for secure multicast services in quantum satellite networks	13
NFV orchestration over disaggregated metro optical networks with end-to-end multi-layer slicing enabling crowdsourced live video streaming	13
Semi-supervised learning model synergistically utilizing labeled and unlabeled data for failure detection in optical networks	12
Throughput optimization in hybrid C-C+L-band elastic optical networks enabled by hybrid modulation and wavelength/modulation conversion	12
Machine learning aided optimization for balanced resource allocations in SDM-EONs	12
FrFT-based estimation of linear and nonlinear impairments using Vision Transformer	12
Real-time batch processing at a GPU-based edge with a passive optical network	12
Programmable disaggregated multi-dimensional S-BVT as an enabler for high capacity optical metro networks	12
Connectivity analysis and user access design of ground-to-air ultraviolet communication networks	12

Machine-learning-based soft-failure localization with partial software-defined networking telemetry	12
Scheme of carrier cooperation with coordinated scheduling for faster and lower-cost failure/disaster recovery	11
MONet: heterogeneous Memory over Optical Network for large-scale data center resource disaggregation	11
Lossless contention ultraviolet MAC protocol based on dynamic bandwidth allocation	11
Core and spectrum allocation to achieve graceful degradation of inter-core crosstalk with generalized hierarchical core prioritization on space-division multiplexing elastic optical networks	11
Performance trade-offs in reconfigurable networks for HPC	11
Deep-reinforcement-learning-based RMSCA for space division multiplexing networks with multi-core fibers [Invited Tutorial]	11
SkipNet: an adaptive neural network equalization algorithm for future passive optical networking	11
Multi-protocol updating for seamless key negotiation in quantum metropolitan networks	11
Near-real-time 6G service operation enabled by distributed intelligence and in-band telemetry	10
SL-Hyper-FleX: a cognitive and flexible-bandwidth optical datacom network by self-supervised learning [Invited]	10
User and resource allocation in latency constrained Xhaul via reinforcement learning	10
Innovation and demonstration of optical service unit-based metro-optimized OTN technologies	10
Multi-OLT PON-based open access network for multi-service performance tuning via the Event-Horizon algorithm	10
Domain adaptation and transfer learning for failure detection and failure-cause identification in optical networks across different lightpaths [Invited]	10
Sample-distribution-matching-based transfer learning for QoT estimation in optical networks	10
Coherent passive optical network: applications, technologies, and specification development [Invited Tutorial]	10
Physical layer encryption-based secure slicing in 5G RAN with hybrid-trusted links	10
ADMIRE: collaborative data-driven and model-driven intelligent routing engine for traffic grooming in multi-layer X-Haul networks	10
Message sharing through optical communication using cipher encryption method in python	10
Routing problem for reducing significant outages in optical networks and its system analysis	10
Machine learning enhancement of a digital twin for wavelength division multiplexing network performance prediction leveraging quality of transmission parameter refinement	9
Transport SDN architecture for multi-layer transport slicing	9
Introduction to the GLOBECOM 2023 Optical Networks and Systems Symposium Special Issue	9
Leveraging PLOAM messaging for environmental temperature mapping in aerial-deployed time-division multiple access PONs	9
Modeling and Analysis of Coherent Passive Optical Networks for Ultra-high Speed Applications	9
Benefits of quasi-continuous symbol rate tunability in links constrained by ROADM filtering	9
Photonic Gateway accommodating all types of wavelength paths for digital-coherent and IM-DD user terminals in all-photonic metro-access converged networks	9
Modulation-adaptive resource allocation integrating ML-based routing and QoT estimation for elastic optical network planning	9
Availability analysis of a ship-to-ground FSO link	9
Integrated 800 Gb/s O-band WDM optical transceiver enabled by hybrid InP-polymer photonic integration	9
Open-source data for QoT estimation in optical networks from Alibaba	9
Programmable packet-optical network security and monitoring using DPUs with embedded GPUs [Invited]	9
Experimental demonstration of a multi-core fiber seeded comb optical network (MCF-SCON)	9
Tutorial on filterless optical networks [Invited]	8
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Advanced Monitoring and Telemetry in Optical Networks	8
Comparing optical transport technologies for x-hauling 5G small cells in the sub-6 GHz	8
Disaggregated optical-layer switching for optically composable disaggregated computing [Invited]	8
Implementation of HetNet architectures based on FSO, VLC, RoF, and photonics-based RF generation toward 6G applications	8
Impact of the band upgrade sequence on the capacity and capital expenditure of multi-band optical networks	8
Capacity scaling in metro-regional aggregation networks: the multiband S-BVT	8
Impairment- and fragmentation-aware, energy-efficient dynamic RMSCA for SDM-EONs	8
4G to 6G: disruptions and drivers for optical access [Invited]	8
Optimized IP-over-WDM core networks using ZR+ and flexible muxponders for 400 Gb/s and beyond	8
Agent-based distributed protocol for resource discovery and allocation of virtual networks over elastic optical networks	8
Model and data-centric machine learning algorithms to address data scarcity for failure identification	8
FPGA-based network microburst analysis system with efficient packet capturing	8
Optical satellite network architecture [Invited Tutorial]	8
Minimizing the cost of hierarchical optical transport network traffic grooming boards in metro networks	8
On establishing and task scheduling of data-oriented vNF-SCs in an optical DCI	8
AI/ML-as-a-Service for optical network automation: use cases and challenges [Invited]	8
Extended network applications of coherent pluggable transceivers [Invited]	8
Knowledge distillation technique enabled hardware efficient OSNR monitoring from directly detected PDM-QAM signals	7
5G/6G optical fronthaul modeling: cost and energy consumption assessment	7
Upgrading strategies for long-haul quantum key distribution networks	7
Scalable filterless coherent point-to-multipoint metro network architecture	7
Experimental dataset for developing and testing ML models in optical communication systems	7
Microwave photonic dispersion immune self-interference cancellation scheme for a radio over fiber based in-band full duplex communication link	7
Bidirectional colorless WDM-PON RoF system with large spurious free dynamic range	7
Efficient deployment of aerial relays in FSO-based backhaul networks	7
Time-domain uplink synchronization method for a spectral efficient OFDMA-based PON	7
Building a digital twin for intelligent optical networks [Invited Tutorial]	7
Dynamic slicing of multidimensional resources in DCI-EON with penalty-aware deep reinforcement learning	7
PRODIGY+: a robust progressive upgrade approach for elastic optical networks	7
Intent-based control and management framework for optical transport networks supporting B5G services empowered by large language models [Invited]	7
ML approaches for OTDR diagnoses in passive optical networks—event detection and classification: ways for ODN branch assignment	7
100G FSO field trial with transmitter power adaptability using a LoRa feedback channel	7
Hybrid amplifier placement in mesh DWDM networks using integer linear programming models	7
Quality-aware resource provisioning for multiband elastic optical networks: a deep-learning-assisted approach	7
PoT quantization and rotational update mechanism for optimizing equalization in passive optical networks	7
High-port-count optical circuit switches for intra-datacenter networks [Invited Tutorial]	7
Scaling wavelength selective switches for multi-band and space-division-multiplexed networks	7
Data-driven decision-making framework for optical fronthaul slice resizing in 6G networks	7
DSP-based inter-channel interference monitoring in flexible wavelength-routed networks	7
Improving the accuracy of QoT estimation with insertion loss distribution evaluation for C + L band transmission systems	7
Advances in SDN control and telemetry for beyond 100G disaggregated optical networks [Invited]	7
QoT estimation using EGN-assisted machine learning for multi-period network planning	7