Optimization of multiple udwdm pon deployment based on physical restrictions and asymmetric users' clustering

Abstract

The problem of nding the optimal topology for a set of users can be treated as a Steiner Tree optimization problem, which is a NP-Hard problem. Therefore it must be employed an heuristic approach in order to nd solutions for this type of problems. On the other hand we have the problem related with selecting the PON technology proper to the scenario under consideration, regarding the users' bit rate demand and the desired scalability. The current thesis manuscript details the justi cation, objectives, and results obtained in my doctoral research work, which is centered in the study of a multiple UDWDM PON deployment, for a very large number of users with di erent bit rate requirements, taking into account equipment-capacity and physical layer restrictions as well as the costs' comparison of deploying standardized PON technologies vs. an UDWDM PON implementation.