4 papers
LLMs and Optical Networks: A Symbiotic Relationship
Mëmëdhe Ibrahimi, Qiaolun Zhang, Giovanni S. Sticca +3
This paper explores the emerging symbiosis between LLMs and optical networks. Massive LLMs require geo-distributed training, which demands advanced optical transport capabilities t…
Routing and Wavelength Assignment with Minimal Attack Radius for QKD Networks
Mengyao Li, Qiaolun Zhang, Zongshuai Yang +4
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) can distribute keys with guaranteed security but remains susceptible to key exchange interruption due to physical-layer threats, such as high-power j…
Multi-Failure Localization in High-Degree ROADM-based Optical Networks using Rules-Informed Neural Networks
Ruikun Wang, Qiaolun Zhang, Jiawei Zhang +7
To accommodate ever-growing traffic, network operators are actively deploying high-degree reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) to build large-capacity optical netw…
A Power-Consumption Analysis for Different IPoWDM Network Architectures with ZR/ZR+ and Long-Haul Muxponders
Qiaolun Zhang, Annalisa Morea, Massimo Tornatore
We quantify and compare the power consumption of four IPoWDM transport network architectures employing ZR/ZR+ modules, considering different grooming, regeneration, and optical byp…