Project

A Converged Copper-Optical-Radio OFDMA-based access Network with high Capacity and Flexibility

The ACCORDANCE STREP project composed by partners from Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Spain and United Kingdom, investigates on a new paradigm for the access network: The introduction of OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) into a Passive Optical Network (PON) architecture offering at the same time optical backhauling for wireless and copper-based networks.

ACCORDANCE introduces a novel high-capacity extended-reach optical access network architecture, based on OFDMA technology, implemented through the proper mix of state-of-the-art photonics and electronics. Such an architecture is not only intended to offer improved performance compared to evolving TDMA-PON (Time Division Multiple Access - Passive Optical Networks) solutions, but also inherently provides the opportunity for convergence between optical- radio- and copper-based access.