NESTOR
Next generation high-speed optical networks for metro access
Descrição

Connectivity is the major driver in the modern “information society”, where the range of data-driven applications is exploding, and new information-based value chains are rapidly emerging. Optical networks are the backbone of the global communication infrastructure, interconnecting billions of people and a huge number of various autonomous devices, control systems, and machines.

Optical systems’ development incites the skyrocketing growth in the demand for data exchange and harnessing, fuelled by webbased services such as ultra-HD streaming, cloud services, 5G proliferation, fostering the changes in the digital world, and shaping the structure of the modern society. The demand growth is especially pronounced in the access and metro links, where data rates largely exceeding the current <1 Tb/s will be required. Moreover, the COVID-19 – with the huge number of people working from home – has intensified the pressure on the optical networks. Also, features such as the financial cost of the system elements, latency, dynamic reconfigurability, and energy consumption gain progressively more importance for the new generation of access and metro networks.

The Doctorate Network NESTOR will answer the How? When? and Where? coherent optical transceiver will be deployed in metroaggregation optical networks to meet the demand for new cost-efficient solutions. NESTOR will also address the Who? by providing advanced training to 10 Fellows - from a new generation of engineers - with PhD projects significantly expanding the flexibility and capacity of access/metro networks. NESTOR harnesses the complementary expertise of the top academic groups (Aston, PoliTO, UPC, SSSA, and TU/e) and core telecom industry (Infinera, BT, Orange, SM-Optics, VPI and Ericsson). NESTOR will provide Fellows with a uniquely broad education ranging from recent advances in ML&AI to real-world telecom engineering, which will enable them to design and implement high-capacity access and metro networks.

Parceiros Internos
Centro de Investigação Grupo de Investigação Papel no Projeto Data de Início Data de Fim
IT-Iscte Grupo de Comunicações Ópticas e Fotónica Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
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Instituição País Papel no Projeto Data de Início Data de Fim
ASTON U (ASTON U) Reino Unido Líder 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
POLITECNICO DI TORINO (Polito) Itália Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA (UPC) Espanha Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN (TUE) Países Baixos (Holanda) Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
ESCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO S ANNA (SSSA) Itália Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
Orange (Orange) França Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC (BT) Reino Unido Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
SM OPTICS SRL (SM OPTICS SRL) Itália Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
VPIPHOTONICS GMBH (VPIPHOTONICS GMBH) Alemanha Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
ERICSSON TELECOMUNICAZIONI SPA (TEI) Espanha Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
CORIANT R&D GMBH (CORIANT R&D) Alemanha Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
INFINERA UNIPESSOAL LDA (INFINERA PORTUGAL) Portugal Parceiro 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
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Luís Gonçalo Lecoq Vences e Costa Cancela Professor Associado (DCTI); Investigador Integrado (IT-Iscte); Coordenador Local 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
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HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01 -- Contrato European Commission - Horizon Europe Framework Programme 2676139 0 2024-01-01 2028-05-01
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Next generation high-speed optical networks for metro access
2024-01-01
2028-05-01