Aims and scope

The primary goal of this journal is to publish high-quality, peer-reviewed papers focussing on research activities, major achievements, and trends involving optical communication networks.

Photonic Network Communications: Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

NETWORK AND SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES

Transport, access, and customer premises networks;
Local, regional, and global networks;
100G/400G Networks;
Elastic Optical Networks;
Optical Wireless Networks;
Visible light communications;
Free space optics;
Transoceanic and undersea networks;
Optical transparent networks;
WDM and OTDM networks;
Subcarrier and code-division-multiplexed networks;
Space division multiplexing (SDM) technologies;
Direct-detection and coherent-detection optical systems;
Soliton-based networks;
Wavelength routed networks;
Optical packet-switched networks;
Passive optical networks (PON) including FTTx networks;;
Digital and optical signal processing;
Optical Devices for Switching and Interconnects;
Energy- and Power-Efficient Component and System Design;
Photonic networks in space

NETWORK AND SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES

Network architectures and topologies
Cloud and Data-Center Networking based on Optical Networks
Architecture and design of network nodes
High-performance optical LANs
Optical crossconnects and add/drop multiplexers
Design and architecture of interconnection networks
Waveguide and free-space interconnection networks
Network-on-Chip (NoC) based on Optical Networks
Optical interfaces and optical terminals
Storage Area Networks based on Optical Communications and Networking
Security and Privacy in Optical Communications and Networking
Silicon Photonics and Integrated Photonics
Universal photonic infrastructures

NETWORK CONTROL

Software Defined Networks
Network Virtualization
Network Function Virtualization
Network access protocols
Optical quality-of-service admission control
Signaling and connection set-up protocols
Routing and wavelength assignment algorithms, including impairment-aware
Network reconfiguration and restoration techniques
Photonic-based end-to-end communication protocols
Network and traffic control

NETWORK DESIGN, PLANNING, AND OPERATION

System and network performance modeling
Scalability, cascadability, upgradeability
Network operation, maintenance, and management
Measurement, monitoring, and supervision techniques
Network planning and design
Field trials and experiments
Standardization

INTERWORKING WITH OTHER NETWORKS

Cascaded heterogeneous photonic networks
Interoperability and interworking with other networks
Integration with mobile communication networks