3 papers
cs.NI2026
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…
cs.NI2026
Selective Deployment of Bidirectional Hollow-Core Fibers in Hybrid SMF/HCF Optical Networks
Mëmëdhe Ibrahimi, Giovanni S. Sticca, Angelo Ferrara +1
We investigate selectively deploying bidirectional transmission in hybrid Hollow-Core Fiber (HCF) networks. Upgrading 50% of links to bidirectional HCF yields at least a 40% throug…
cs.NI2025
Vertical Federated Learning for Failure-Cause Identification in Disaggregated Microwave Networks
Fatih Temiz, Memedhe Ibrahimi, Francesco Musumeci +2
Machine Learning (ML) has proven to be a promising solution to provide novel scalable and efficient fault management solutions in modern 5G-and-beyond communication networks. In th…