Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Optical Communications and Networking is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Physical layer encryption-based secure slicing in 5G RAN with hybrid-trusted links59
DRL-enabled cooperative free-space optical communication system with an elastic optical splitter56
Two-tier PON virtualization with scheduler synchronization supporting application-level ultra-low latency in MEC based cloud-RAN, using MESH-PON54
Software defined networking agent demonstration to enable configuration and management of XGS-PON architectures52
Scheme of carrier cooperation with coordinated scheduling for faster and lower-cost failure/disaster recovery47
Generalized quantum-assisted digital signature service in an SDN-controlled quantum-integrated optical network42
Semi-supervised learning model synergistically utilizing labeled and unlabeled data for failure detection in optical networks42
Efficient statistical QoT-aware resource allocation in EONs over the C+L-band: a multi-period and low-margin perspective39
Zero touch provisioning compliant with authentications of IEEE PON packages A and B for SDN-enabled broadband access36
Security enhanced dynamic bandwidth allocation algorithm against degradation attacks in next generation passive optical networks36
Reinforcement-learning-based path planning in multilayer elastic optical networks [Invited]35
ZR 400  Gbit/s and 800  Gbit/s use cases, trials, deployments, and future prospects [Invited]33
Packet-optical transport network for future radio infrastructure32
Optical switching for data centers and advanced computing systems [Invited]31
Towards explainable artificial intelligence in optical networks: the use case of lightpath QoT estimation29
Benchmarking framework for resource allocation algorithms in multicore fiber elastic optical networks29
FPGA-based network microburst analysis system with efficient packet capturing29
RECCL: optimizing collective algorithms for reconfigurable optical networks29
ML approaches for OTDR diagnoses in passive optical networks—event detection and classification: ways for ODN branch assignment28
Real-time in-service ODN monitoring based on receiver-side DSP for next-generation PONs28
End-to-end optimization of optical communication systems based on directly modulated lasers28
Hybrid 3DMA for multi-user MIMO-VLC27
Extended network applications of coherent pluggable transceivers [Invited]27
Quantum key distribution in optical fibers: a comprehensive design view of the overall quantum layer beyond transmission26
Optical network topology design to execute many tasks simultaneously in a disaggregated data center26
Multilayer restoration in IP-Optical networks by adjustable robust optimization and deep reinforcement learning25
Capacity scaling in metro-regional aggregation networks: the multiband S-BVT25
Non-integer-oversampling digital signal processing for coherent passive optical networks25
Transport SDN architecture for multi-layer transport slicing24
Machine learning enhancement of a digital twin for wavelength division multiplexing network performance prediction leveraging quality of transmission parameter refinement23
Routing problem for reducing significant outages in optical networks and its system analysis23
Innovation and demonstration of optical service unit-based metro-optimized OTN technologies23
Building a digital twin of an EDFA for optical networks: a gray-box modeling approach22
Disaggregated optical-layer switching for optically composable disaggregated computing [Invited]22
On clustering coherent optics point-to-multipoint trees for cost-effective bandwidth assignment in MANs22
High-port-count optical circuit switches for intra-datacenter networks [Invited Tutorial]22
Invariant convolutional neural network for robust and generalizable QoT estimation in fiber-optic networks21
Optical fiber anomaly detection through SRS-induced spectral tilt in C+L-band transmission systems21
Optimal Placement of Multi-wavelength Integrated Tunable Transmitters in Reconfigurable Optical Data Center Interconnetion Networks with Multi-hop Routing21
Building a digital twin for intelligent optical networks [Invited Tutorial]21
Multi-step migration of optical connections to minimize disruption time in flex-grid networks20
Latitude- and time-zone-aware load balancing in optical satellite networks20
Joint RMSSA scheme and link load balancing for static SD-SCNs from model building to algorithm design20
Mitigation of the parallel-path effect for reliable monitoring of a passive optical network using standard optical time domain reflectometry20
Benefits of counterpropagating Raman amplification for multiband optical networks20
Power-aware high-capacity elastic optical networks19
Benefits of flexibility in current and future IM-DD based TDM-PON [Invited]19
Live demonstration of an SDN-reconfigurable, FPGA-based TxRx for an analog-IFoF/mmWave radio access network in an MNO’s infrastructure19
Architecture and performance evaluation of fiber-granularity routing networks with supplemental grooming by wavelength conversion19
Reliable and scalable Kafka-based framework for optical network telemetry19
Probabilistic low-margin optical-network design with multiple physical-layer parameter uncertainties19
Optimization of survivable filterless optical networks exploiting digital subcarrier multiplexing18
Fully softwarized 10G-EPON by low-latency function chaining in container environments18
Reinforcement learning aided geometric shaping and self-canceling coherent detection for a PAM4 FSO communication system18
Optical networking that exploits massive wavelength/spectrum and spatial parallelisms18
Intent-based networking and its application to optical networks [Invited Tutorial]18
Migration of elastic optical networks to the C + L-bands subject to a partial upgrade of the number of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers17
DRAMA-PRO+: Disaster Recovery Algorithm with Mitigation Awareness for Protected Translucent Elastic Optical Networks [Invited, FNWF 2024]17
Real-time validation of downstream 50G/25G and 50G/100G flexible rate PON based on Miller encoding, NRZ, and PAM4 modulation17
End-to-end transport network digital twins with cloud-native SDN controllers and generative AI [Invited]17
Machine learning models for alarm classification and failure localization in optical transport networks16
Optical identification using physical unclonable functions16
Achieving high budget classes in the downstream link of 50G-PON16
Simplified digital coherent-based beyond-100G optical access systems for B5G/6G [Invited]16
Deterministic latency networks: the enabler of edge data center synchronous operation [Invited]16
Iterative supervised learning approach using transceiver bit-error-rate measurements for optical line system optimization16
Real-time demonstration of industrial protocol applications by PHY softwarization for fully virtualized access networks15
Dynamic resource allocation for multicast in SDM-EON: time-decoupled dynamic path cross talk and joint weight15
End-to-end service provisioning based on extended segment routing in multi-domain optical networks of F5G15
The future of communications is massively parallel15
Cost analysis of ultrawideband transmission in optical networks15
Optical switching will innovate intra data center networks [Invited Tutorial]14
Dantzig–Wolfe decomposition for the design of filterless optical networks14
On the performance of a relay assisted hybrid RF-NLOS UVC system with imperfect channel estimation14
ReSAW: a reconfigurable and picosecond-synchronized optical data center network based on an AWGR and the WR protocol14
Noise-aware resource allocation with integrated key generation and consumption for CV-QKD over WDM networks14
Dimensioning access link capacity for time-varying traffic with mixed packet streams and circuit connections14
Software-defined networking agent for integrating voice, data, and video services into XGS-PON architectures13
What is beyond 50G: future standards of optical access networks [Invited]13
Network upgrade exploiting multi band: S- or E-band?13
Availability estimation of optical network links using a Bayesian model13
Outright fit resource allocation approach for advance reservation requests in elastic optical networks13
Graph-based conflict-free MAC protocol and conflict analysis for a two-layer ultraviolet communication network13
Multi-span optical power spectrum prediction using cascaded learning with one-shot end-to-end measurement13
Scalability analysis of machine learning QoT estimators for a cloud-native SDN controller on a WDM over SDM network13
In Memoriam: Jane M. Simmons, 1963–202113
Demonstration of real-time jitter-buffered architecture that collects network information for deterministic optical communication12
Efficient transport of enhanced CPRI fronthaul over PON [Invited]12
Operation of optical spectrum as a service in disaggregated and multi-operator environments [Invited]12
Coherent optics for access from P2P to P2MP [Invited]12
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Spatial Parallelism for Next-Generation High-Capacity Transport Networks12
Transceiver impairment robust and joint monitoring of PDL, DGD, and CD using frequency domain pilot tones for digital subcarrier multiplexing systems12
On the detection, modeling, and mitigation of anomalous QoT fluctuations in optical networks12
Automated fiber switch with path verification enabled by an AI-powered multi-task mobile robot12
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on the Impact of Photonic Technologies on Future Optical Networks12
Enabling extended access aggregation with light-trees and point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers12
DNN-based optical performance monitoring and its application for soft failure localization by multipoint estimation12
Cost-effective QKD protocol upgrading for metropolitan quantum optical networks11
Demonstration of a three-node wavelength division multiplexed hybrid quantum-classical network through multicore fiber11
Ultraviolet random access collaborative networking protocol based on time division multiple access11
Field Demonstration of Commercial PONs for Edge-Cloud Based Industrial Scenarios: Requirements, Use-cases, and Proof-of-Concepts11
DSP-enhanced radio-over-fiber technologies for 5G-and-beyond wired-wireless convergence: publisher’s note11
Load-balancing routing algorithms for service congestion avoidance in LEO optical satellite networks11
Design and control of highly spectrally efficient photonic networks enabled by fiber-granular routing on overlaid ring-shaped topologies11
Layout design of densest weakly coupled multi-core fibers to minimize the network blocking rate11
DNN distributed inference offloading scheme based on transfer reinforcement learning in metro optical networks11
Forecasting loss of signal in optical networks with machine learning11
Mapping-finding input-parameter refinement paradigm for a dynamic multiband optical network digital twin: the Raman amplifier modeling case10
Topology Bench: systematic graph-based benchmarking for core optical networks10
Scalability of integer linear programming path computation for functional block-based disaggregation supporting a flexible grid mechanism [Invited]10
Polarity management of multicore fiber-based optical devices in unidirectional and bidirectional spatial channel networks10
Data augmentation to improve performance of neural networks for failure management in optical networks10
Local and global optimization methods for optical line control based on quality of transmission10
On the design of efficient fiber-wireless architectures to enable multigigabit visible light communication10
Space optical communication system for space optical networks and deep space exploration10
Connectivity analysis and user access design of ground-to-air ultraviolet communication networks10
Near-real-time 6G service operation enabled by distributed intelligence and in-band telemetry10
Sample-distribution-matching-based transfer learning for QoT estimation in optical networks10
Raman amplifier design and launch power optimization in multi-band optical systems10
Performance trade-offs in reconfigurable networks for HPC10
User and resource allocation in latency constrained Xhaul via reinforcement learning10
SkipNet: an adaptive neural network equalization algorithm for future passive optical networking10
Optimizing telemetry forwarding for distributed failure recovery in packet-optical networks10
Design, prototyping, and polarity management of all-port flipped 19-core fiber splitters for broadcast-and-select-type spatial cross-connects10
Performance Investigation on Disaggregated Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Beyond Rack Scale with Optical Switching10
Introduction to the OFC 2022 Special Issue10
Pre- and post-processing techniques for reinforcement-learning-based routing and spectrum assignment in elastic optical networks10
Coherent passive optical network: applications, technologies, and specification development [Invited Tutorial]9
Multilayer protection-at-lightpath for reliable slicing with isolation in optical metro-aggregation networks9
DSP-based inter-channel interference monitoring in flexible wavelength-routed networks9
Experimental evaluation of an SDN controller for open optical-circuit-switched networks9
Hybrid radio-over-fiber transport system to support heterogeneous indoor mobile network environments9
Real-time orchestration of QoS-aware end-to-end slices across a converged Metro and Access network exploiting burst-mode technology9
In-network stable radix sorter using many FPGAs with high-bandwidth photonics [Invited]9
Reconfiguring multicast sessions in elastic optical networks adaptively with graph-aware deep reinforcement learning9
Fast WDM provisioning with minimal probing: the first field experiments for DC exchanges9
Bidirectional colorless WDM-PON RoF system with large spurious free dynamic range9
Experimental demonstration of a multi-core fiber seeded comb optical network (MCF-SCON)9
AI/ML-as-a-Service for optical network automation: use cases and challenges [Invited]9
Experimental dataset for developing and testing ML models in optical communication systems9
Protection against failure of machine-learning-based QoT prediction9
Storage-assisted optical upstream transport scheme for task offloading in multi-access edge computing9
Scheduled lightpath demand provisioning in fiber space division multiplexing optical networks9
Optical access networks to support future 5G and 6G mobile networks [Invited]9
Quality-aware resource provisioning for multiband elastic optical networks: a deep-learning-assisted approach9
Potential failure cause identification for optical networks using deep learning with an attention mechanism9
Modeling and analysis of coherent metro + PON converged networks for ultra-high speed applications9
Scaling wavelength selective switches for multi-band and space-division-multiplexed networks9
Improving the accuracy of QoT estimation with insertion loss distribution evaluation for C + L band transmission systems9
Photonic Gateway accommodating all types of wavelength paths for digital-coherent and IM-DD user terminals in all-photonic metro-access converged networks9
Optimized design of horseshoe-and-spur filterless networks leveraging point-to-multipoint coherent pluggable transceivers9
Blockchain-based trust management collaborative system for transport multi-stakeholder scenarios9
Photonic WDM switches architecture for multi-band optical networks9
Simplified coherent optical network units for very-high-speed passive optical networks8
Advanced architectures for high-performance quantum networking8
Photonic device programmability in support of autonomous optical networks8
Holographic viewpoint rotation prediction-based resource-efficient holographic-type communication service provision in an EON-enabled NG-RAN8
Real-time optical-wireless cooperative switching on wireless quality degradation for end-to-end video delay guarantee8
Time-aware deterministic bandwidth allocation scheme in TDM-PON for time-sensitive industrial flows8
Evolutionary neuron-level transfer learning for QoT estimation in optical networks8
Cost-effective network capacity upgrade by heterogeneous wavelength division multiplexing density with bandwidth-variable virtual direct links8
Introduction to the ECOC 2023 Special Edition8
100  Gbps quantum-secured and O-RAN-enabled programmable optical transport network for 5G fronthaul8
Ultra-high-capacity band and space division multiplexing backbone EONs: multi-core versus multi-fiber8
Robust traffic grooming and infrastructure placement in OTN-over-DWDM networks8
Applications of the OCATA time domain digital twin: from QoT estimation to failure management8
Reliable and efficient RAR-based distributed model training in computing power network8
Making intelligent topology design choices: understanding structural and physical property performance implications in optical networks [Invited]8
A broadcast-and-select ROADM architecture to support linear hub-ended trees using point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers [Invited]8
Beyond 100G three-dimensional flexible coherent PON with time, frequency, and power resource-allocation capabilities8
Reflective fiber fault detection and characterization using long short-term memory8
Digital-twin-assisted meta learning for soft-failure localization in ROADM-based optical networks8
Experimental demonstration of a metro area network with terabit-capable sliceable bit-rate-variable transceivers using directly modulated VCSELs and coherent detection8
Data transfer method combining erasure coding and cumulative decoding-status feedback: demonstration on an optical packet-switching network testbed8
Development and verification of an on-board integrated optics scheme for a 50G/10G combo PON system7
Characterization of the optical spectrum as a service7
Achieving QoS for bursty uRLLC applications over passive optical networks7
Power over fiber in radio access networks: 5G and beyond7
100-km entanglement distribution with coexisting quantum and classical signals in a single fiber7
Toward higher-radix switches with co-packaged optics for improved network locality in data center and HPC networks [Invited]7
Practical methods for allocating and assessing resources in flexgrid networks7
Faulty branch identification in passive optical networks using machine learning7
Quantum network security dependent on the connection density between trusted nodes7
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Advances in Multi-Band Optical Networks7
Cost-Effective and Reliable Multi-Period Optical Network Planning Comparing Capacity and Topology Upgrades7
OECS: a deep convolutional neural network accelerator based on a 3D hybrid optical-electrical NoC7
DACON: a reconfigurable application-centric optical network for disaggregated data center infrastructures [Invited]7
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Intelligent Networks at the Edge7
Overview of SDN control of multiband over SDM optical networks with physical layer impairments [Invited Tutorial]7
Comparative study for evaluating the cost efficiency of 5G Ethernet mobile fronthaul networks7
Mapping-varied modulation with labeling optimization for secure transmission in mode-division-multiplexed fiber-optic systems7
Flexible-queue-management-based bandwidth allocation in higher-speed PONs7
Demonstration of continuous multiple access with homodyne and image-rejection heterodyne coherent receivers using directly modulated laser transmitters7
Introduction to the ONDM 2021 special issue7
Probabilistic path computation and frequency assignment to mitigate spectral fragmentation in elastic optical networks7
Demonstration of an SDN-enabled, Resilient, Rate-Adaptable Hybrid Fiber/outdoor FSO/mmWave Transport for 6G X-haul Architecture7
Outage probability analysis of a vertical underwater wireless optical link subject to oceanic turbulence and pointing errors6
Journey toward software-defined passive optical networks with multi-PON technology: an industry view [Invited]6
Longitudinal power profile monitoring telemetry enabling self-healing optical networks6
Delay-aware and resource-efficient service function chain mapping in inter-datacenter elastic optical networks6
SDN-enabled path computation element for autonomous multi-band optical transport networks6
Comparison and optimization of different routing methods for meshed QKD networks using trusted nodes6
Peer-to-peer disaggregated telemetry for autonomic machine-learning-driven transceiver operation6
Multi-wavelength transponders for high-capacity optical networks: a physical-layer-aware network planning study6
Enhancing secret key distribution through advanced color modulation in visible light communication6
PCA-assisted clustering approaches for soft-failure detection in optical networks6
Design and deployment of optical x-haul for 5G, 6G, and beyond: progress and challenges [Invited]6
Multi-Entity Cooperation Platform Facilitating Network-Cloud Recovery6
Machine-learning-based impairment-aware dynamic RMSCA in multi-core elastic optical networks6
Adaptive TFDM coherent PON: a flexible architecture with variable modulation formats and baud rates for next-generation optical access networks6
Advances in SDN control and telemetry for beyond 100G disaggregated optical networks [Invited]6
Confidentiality-preserving machine learning algorithms for soft-failure detection in optical communication networks6
Machine learning aided optimization for balanced resource allocations in SDM-EONs6
100G fine-granularity flexible-rate passive optical networks based on discrete multi-tone with PAPR optimization6
Cluster-based unsupervised method for eavesdropping detection and localization in WDM systems6
TRA: an efficient dynamic resource assignment algorithm for MCF-based SS-FONs6
Suspect fault screen assisted graph aggregation network for intra-/inter-node failure localization in ROADM-based optical networks6
Performance analysis of an L-ary PPM MISO ground-to-satellite free-space laser link with an APD-based receiver over a Málaga turbulence channel in the presence of beam wander6
Real-time capable, low-latency upstream scheduling in multi-tenant, SLA compliant TWDM PON6
Prediction-model-assisted reinforcement learning algorithm for handover decision-making in hybrid LiFi and WiFi networks6
Multiple attention mechanisms-driven component fault location in optical networks with network-wide monitoring data6
ML-assisted QoT estimation: a dataset collection and data visualization for dataset quality evaluation6
Deep-reinforcement-learning-based RMSCA for space division multiplexing networks with multi-core fibers [Invited Tutorial]6
Resource-efficient and QoS guaranteed 5G RAN slice migration in elastic metro aggregation networks using heuristic-assisted deep reinforcement learning6
Throughput optimization in hybrid C-C+L-band elastic optical networks enabled by hybrid modulation and wavelength/modulation conversion6
Real-time batch processing at a GPU-based edge with a passive optical network6
FLCS-PON—an opportunistic 100  Gbit/s flexible PON prototype with probabilistic shaping and soft-input FEC: operator trial and ODN case studies6
Multi-protocol updating for seamless key negotiation in quantum metropolitan networks6
Interpreting multi-objective reinforcement learning for routing and wavelength assignment in optical networks6
Amplified radio-over-fiber system linearization using recurrent neural networks6
Higher-speed PONs based on data center technology and optics [Invited]6
Experimental evaluation of low-latency features in optical access networks and home gateways6
Spatio-temporal fragmentation-aware time-varying service provisioning in computing power networks based on model-assisted reinforcement learning5
Principle and strategy of using probabilistic shaping in a flexible coherent passive optical network without optical amplifiers5
Network-aware compute and memory allocation in optically composable data centers with deep reinforcement learning and graph neural networks5
Covert fault detection with imbalanced data using an improved autoencoder for optical networks5
Self-configuring metro-access network with OpenXR Pluggables and filter-less OADMs5
Building operator-centric digital twins for optical transport networks: from data models to real applications5
Minimizing the cost of hierarchical optical transport network traffic grooming boards in metro networks5
Deep learning-based real-time analysis of lightpath optical constellations [Invited]5
Tree-determination, routing, and spectrum assignment using point-to-multipoint coherent optics5
Will a metro-access optical continuum ever fly? Access network evolution trends and enabling technologies [Invited]5
Introduction to the GLOBECOM 2023 Optical Networks and Systems Symposium Special Issue5
4G to 6G: disruptions and drivers for optical access [Invited]5
Power-consumption analysis for different IPoWDM network architectures with ZR/ZR+ and long-haul muxponders5
Impairment- and fragmentation-aware, energy-efficient dynamic RMSCA for SDM-EONs5
Introduction to the OFC 2024 Special Issue5
Intelligent learning-based routing algorithm for optical network-on-chips5
Integrated 800 Gb/s O-band WDM optical transceiver enabled by hybrid InP-polymer photonic integration5
Efficient deployment of aerial relays in FSO-based backhaul networks5
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