Title: Optical and Wireless Integration for Access and Metro Networks
Presenter : Chunming Qiao, Professor, SUNY Buffalo
Overview : While fiber-optic technologies have been traditionally deployed in backbone networks, they are also finding niche applications in the access domain (e.g., in the form of Passive Optical Networks or PONs). Meanwhile, RF-based wireless technologies have already changed the way we communicate, and yet the demands for higher bandwidth, longer reach and better interoperability remain strong. In this talk, I will briefly outline a vision for an integrated system using both optics and wireless technologies and discuss the cost benefit of such an integrated system based on a combination of PON and WiMAX, for example, as well as its flexibility in terms of resource allocation and load balancing among multiple "cells".
Short Bio: Dr. Chunming Qiao is a Professor at SUNY Buffalo where he directs the Lab for Advanced Network Design, Analysis, and Research (LANDER). His pioneering research on Optical Internet, in particular, the optical burst switching (OBS) paradigm is internationally acclaimed. In addition, his work on integrated cellular and ad hoc relaying systems (iCAR) is recognized as the harbinger for today's convergence between heterogeneous wireless technologies, and has been featured in BusinessWeek and Wireless Europe, as well as at the websites of New Scientists and CBC. Dr. Qiao have given several keynotes, tutorials and invited talks on the above research topics. He is on the editorial board of several journals and magazines including IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (ToN) and has chaired and co-chaired a dozen of international conferences and workshops and currently chairs the IEEE Technical Committee on High Speed Networks (HSN) and also a Subcommittee on Integrated Fiber and Wireless Technologies (FiWi).