ECOC 2023 Seminar: F5G Technology Development for 2025 and 2030
20 Jan 2024
In October 2023, the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2023) took center stage, drawing attention from industry leaders. The F5G workshop, themed "F5G Optical Network Technology Development towards 2025 and 2030," captured the spotlight, featuring discussions on applications, enabling technologies, fiber sensing, and optical standards evolution.
Fiber Sensing's Role in F5G:
Utilizing fiber sensing to digitize networks by perceiving physical parameters.
Reducing network energy consumption through SOP measurements for performance diagnostics.
Growing Importance of Optical Technology for 6G:
Emphasizing the critical role of optical technology as networks evolve toward 6G.
Recognizing optical fiber as a vital asset for operators, with PON poised to play a key role in X-haul backhaul.
End-to-End Simplified Architectures for F5G-A and F6G:
Striving for minimalistic architectures for F5G-A and F6G between 2025 and 2030.
Ensuring low latency and minimal jitter for an experiential network.
Applying Wireless Marketing Strategies to Fixed Networks:
Advocating the adoption of wireless-style marketing approaches for fixed networks.
Simplifying complex technical details to communicate with customers using unified, market-oriented language.
Cloud, AI, and Big Models Driving Optical Network Development:
Anticipating increased demands on optical networks driven by cloud computing, AI, and large-scale models.
Setting higher requirements for power efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and architecture in optical networks.
Audience Poll Results:
Most Interesting F5G-A Capability:
OSV (Optical Sensing and Visualization) received the highest votes at 60%.
Next Generation of 50G PON:
flex-PON up to 200G and 200G PON were equally favored, each securing 39% of the votes.
Most Intriguing F5G-A Technologies:
FTTR and Wi-Fi Coordinated Technologies garnered 54% of the votes.
Conclusion:
The F5G workshop at ECOC 2023 provided valuable insights into the future of optical networking. Emphasizing the need for generational traction, the optical industry aims to align with wireless practices, fostering consensus within the industry. As new applications such as AI, cloud computing, big data, and 6G emerge, the industry is gearing up to meet evolving requirements such as end-to-end experiences, high bandwidth, low power consumption, and sensor-fusion capabilities.
F5G, defined by ETSI as Fixed network 5th generation, has established an evolutionary rhythm for fixed telecommunication networks. ETSI ISG F5G's activities, including technical specifications and whitepapers, serve to encourage industry partners to join hands in formulating the F5G Advanced standards, addressing the business needs of the F5G Advanced era.
In September 2022, ETSI ISG F5G unveiled a significant whitepaper, "F5G Advanced and Beyond," detailing the driving factors, capability dimensions, and key enabling technologies for the evolution from F5G to F5G Advanced and beyond.
Fiber Sensing's Role in F5G:
Utilizing fiber sensing to digitize networks by perceiving physical parameters.
Reducing network energy consumption through SOP measurements for performance diagnostics.
Growing Importance of Optical Technology for 6G:
Emphasizing the critical role of optical technology as networks evolve toward 6G.
Recognizing optical fiber as a vital asset for operators, with PON poised to play a key role in X-haul backhaul.
End-to-End Simplified Architectures for F5G-A and F6G:
Striving for minimalistic architectures for F5G-A and F6G between 2025 and 2030.
Ensuring low latency and minimal jitter for an experiential network.
Applying Wireless Marketing Strategies to Fixed Networks:
Advocating the adoption of wireless-style marketing approaches for fixed networks.
Simplifying complex technical details to communicate with customers using unified, market-oriented language.
Cloud, AI, and Big Models Driving Optical Network Development:
Anticipating increased demands on optical networks driven by cloud computing, AI, and large-scale models.
Setting higher requirements for power efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and architecture in optical networks.
Audience Poll Results:
Most Interesting F5G-A Capability:
OSV (Optical Sensing and Visualization) received the highest votes at 60%.
Next Generation of 50G PON:
flex-PON up to 200G and 200G PON were equally favored, each securing 39% of the votes.
Most Intriguing F5G-A Technologies:
FTTR and Wi-Fi Coordinated Technologies garnered 54% of the votes.
Conclusion:
The F5G workshop at ECOC 2023 provided valuable insights into the future of optical networking. Emphasizing the need for generational traction, the optical industry aims to align with wireless practices, fostering consensus within the industry. As new applications such as AI, cloud computing, big data, and 6G emerge, the industry is gearing up to meet evolving requirements such as end-to-end experiences, high bandwidth, low power consumption, and sensor-fusion capabilities.
F5G, defined by ETSI as Fixed network 5th generation, has established an evolutionary rhythm for fixed telecommunication networks. ETSI ISG F5G's activities, including technical specifications and whitepapers, serve to encourage industry partners to join hands in formulating the F5G Advanced standards, addressing the business needs of the F5G Advanced era.
In September 2022, ETSI ISG F5G unveiled a significant whitepaper, "F5G Advanced and Beyond," detailing the driving factors, capability dimensions, and key enabling technologies for the evolution from F5G to F5G Advanced and beyond.
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