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Comprehensive model for technoeconomic studies of next-generation central offices for metro networks

2020; Volume: 12; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1364/jocn.402167

1943-0639

José Alberto Hernández, Marco Quagliotti, Laura Serra, Lourdes Luque, Rafael López da Silva, Albert Rafel, Óscar González de Dios, V. H. López, António Eira, Ramon Casellas, Andrew Lord, João Pedro, David Larrabeiti,

Advanced Photonic Communication Systems

This paper introduces a novel and simplified cost model for designing and evaluating a Central Office Rearchitected as a Datacenter (CORD). The model includes equipment and elements for the realization of optical, packet switching, and data center parts with a special focus not only on relative costs but also on power consumption figures. The cost model is then applied to the design and comparison of a metropolitan area network (MAN) including both aggregation and metrocore nodes following several MAN node architectures based on CORD-like leaf-and-spine fabric. In particular, equipment disaggregation at the Central Offices, both on the packet-switching and optical components, can provide important cost savings to telco operators. On the other hand, incorporating computing/storage capabilities in the MAN for the realization of multiaccess edge computing (MEC) has a significant impact on the total network cost but especially on power consumption.