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... João Manuel Ferreira Pedro

Researcher

João Pedro

Academic position: Researcher
Joining date: 01-01-2002
Roles in IT: Researcher
Thematic Line: Optics and Photonics
Group: Optical Communication Systems and Networking – Lx

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Address: IT – Lisboa
Instituto Superior Técnico - Torre Norte - Piso 10
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1
1049 - 001 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 841 84 54
Fax: +351 21 841 84 72



Scientific Achievements

  • PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-01-2011
  • MSc, Instituto Superior Técnico, 29-07-2004
  • Licenciatura, Instituto Superior Técnico, 27-12-2001
  • IEEE Communications Society, 01-02-2007,
  • Optical Networking
  • Network Optimization
  • Transport Network Architectures
  • Machine Learning
As Co-supervisor
As Co-supervisor
  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, Hybrid Backup Resource Optimization for VNF Placement over Optical Transport Networks, Chapter in, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 11616, Springer, --, 2020
  • J. M. Pedro, BG Gangopadhyay, S. S. Spaelter, Next-Generation Transport Networks Leveraging Universal Traffic Switching and Flexible Optical Transponders, Chapter in, Optical Fiber and Wireless Communications, Intech Open, London, 2017 | Full text (PDF 4 MBs)
  • J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Optical Burst-Switched Networks exploiting Traffic Engineering in the Wavelength Domain, Chapter in, Telecommunications Networks, Jesus Hamilton Ortiz, In-Tech, 2012
  • S. Pato, J. M. Pedro, Optical Network Architectures for the support of Future Wireless Systems, Chapter in, Next Generation Wireless Communications Using Radio over Fiber, Nathan J. Gomes, Paulo P. Monteiro, Atílio Gameiro, Wiley, 2012
  • J. M. Pedro, A. Souza, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Raman amplifier design and launch power optimization in multi-band optical systems, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. A13 - A13, October, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimized design of horseshoe-and-spur filterless networks leveraging point-to-multipoint coherent pluggable transceivers, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 16, No. 10, pp. 969 - 969, September, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Applications of the OCATA time domain digital twin: from QoT estimation to failure management, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 221 - 221, February, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Model and data-centric machine learning algorithms to address data scarcity for failure identification, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 369 - 381, February, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Souza, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Cost analysis of ultrawideband transmission in optical networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 81 - 93, January, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Equalization in dispersion-managed systems using learned digital back-propagation, Optics Continuum, Vol. 2, No. 10, pp. 2088 - 2105, October, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Hybrid amplifier placement in mesh DWDM networks using integer linear programming models, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 15, No. 10, pp. E29 - E39, October, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimized design of filterless horseshoe networks exploiting point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 15, No. 9, pp. 569 - 578, September, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Investigating Imperfect Cloning for Extending Quantum Communication Capabilities, Sensors, Vol. 23, No. 18, pp. 7891 - 7891, September, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Souza, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Comparison of fast quality of transmission estimation methods for C + L + S optical systems, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 15, No. 11, pp. F1 - F1, September, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Multi-period planning in metro-aggregation networks exploiting point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 155 - 162, March, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, OCATA: a deep-learning-based digital twin for the optical time domain, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 87 - 87, February, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Supporting Heterogenous Traffic on Top of Point-to-Multipoint Light-Trees, Sensors, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 1 - 16, February, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Data augmentation to improve performance of neural networks for failure management in optical networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 57 - 57, January, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Accurate Low Complex Modulation Format and Symbol Rate Identification for Autonomous Lightpath Operation, Sensors, Vol. 22, No. 23, pp. 9251 - 9251, November, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Network upgrade exploiting multi band: S- or E-band?, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 14, No. 9, pp. 749 - 756, September, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Optimization of survivable filterless optical networks exploiting digital subcarrier multiplexing, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 14, No. 7, pp. 586 - 594, July, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Benefits of counterpropagating Raman amplification for multiband optical networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 14, No. 7, pp. 562 - 571, July, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Transparent vs Translucent Multi-Band Optical Networking: Capacity and Energy Analyses, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 40, No. 11, pp. 3486 - 3498, June, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, LPsec: a fast and secure cryptographic system for optical connections, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 278 - 288, May, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Cost-effective strategies to scale the capacity of regional optical transport networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. A154 - A165, February, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Autonomous and Energy Efficient Lightpath Operation Based on Digital Subcarrier Multiplexing, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 39, No. 9, pp. 2864 - 2877, September, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Power control strategies and network performance assessment for C+L+S multiband optical transport, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 13, No. 7, pp. 147 - 147, April, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, Comprehensive model for technoeconomic studies of next-generation central offices for metro networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 12, No. 12, pp. 414 - 427, December, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Assessment on the Achievable Throughput of Multi-Band ITU-T G.652.D Fiber Transmission Systems, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 38, No. 16, pp. 4279 - 4291, August, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Provisioning in Multi-Band Optical Networks, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 38, No. 9, pp. 2598 - 2605, May, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, D. Moniz, Optimized Design and Challenges for C&L Band Optical Line Systems, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 1080 - 1091, March, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, S. Pato, Optical transport network design beyond 100 Gbaud [Invited], Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. A123 - A134, February, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, Hybrid Backup Resource Optimization for VNF Placement Over Optical Transport Networks, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 11616, No. --, pp. 3 - 14, February, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, N. Costa, Disaggregated edge-enabled C+L-band filterless metro networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 2 - 2, December, 2019,
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  • D. Moniz, J. M. Pedro, N. Horta, J. J. O. Pires, Multi-objective framework for cost-effective OTN switch placement using NSGA-II with embedded domain knowledge, Applied Soft Computing Journal, Vol. 83, No. 105608, pp. - - -, October, 2019 | BibTex
  • BG Gangopadhyay, J. M. Pedro, S. S. Spaelter, 5G-Ready Multi-Failure Resilient and Cost-Effective Transport Networks, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 37, No. 16, pp. 4062 - 4072, August, 2019,
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  • D. Moniz, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Network Design Framework to Optimally Provision Services Using Higher-Symbol Rate Line Interfaces, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. A174 - A185, February, 2019,
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  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Modeling Cost Versus Flexibility in Optical Transport Networks, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 61 - 74, January, 2019,
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  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, Machine Learning Models for Estimating Quality of Transmission in DWDM Networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 10, No. 10, pp. D84 - D99, October, 2018 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimized Hybrid Raman/EDFA Amplifier Placement for DWDM Mesh Networks, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 36, No. 9, pp. 1552 - 1561, May, 2018,
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  • J. M. Pedro, J. Santos, N. Costa, On the Impact of Deploying Optical Transport Networks Using Disaggregated Line Systems, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. A60 - A68, January, 2018,
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  • A. Eira, A. M. F. P. Pereira, J. J. O. Pires, J. M. Pedro, On the Efficiency of Flexible Ethernet Client Architectures in Optical Transport Networks [Invited], Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. A133 - A133, January, 2018 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, Designing Transparent Flexible-Grid Optical Networks for Maximum Spectral Efficiency [Invited], Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. C35 - C44, April, 2017,
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  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, T. Rarick, Evaluating Modular Node Architectures with Limited Shelf Interconnection [Invited], Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. A176 - A188, February, 2017 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Traffic Grooming Policies Under Switching Constraints in Next-Generation Transport Networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. A125 - A134, January, 2017 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Networking Aspects for Next-Generation Elastic Optical Interfaces, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 8, No. 7, pp. A116 - A125, July, 2016,
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  • A. Eira, M. Quagliotti, J. M. Pedro, Impact of Client- and Line-Side Flexibility in the Lifecycle of Next-Generation Transport Networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 8, No. 7, pp. A101 - A115, July, 2016 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, Analisi Tecnico Economica di una Rete Fotonica Europea, Rivista AEIT, Vol. --, No. 1/2, pp. 12 - 19, January, 2016,
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  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, A. N. Pinto, Techno-Economic Analysis of Fixed and Flexible Node Architectures in Multiperiod Scenarios [Invited], Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. B108 - B121, December, 2015 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, J. P. Fernandez-Palacios, Optimized Client and Line Hardware for Multiperiod Traffic in Optical Networks With Sliceable Bandwidth-Variable Transponders [Invited], Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. B212 - B212, December, 2015 | BibTex
  • -- Gunkel, -- Mattheus, -- Wissel, -- Napoli, J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, -- Rahman, G. Meloni, F. Fresi, F. Cugini, N. Sambo, M. Bohn, Vendor-Interoperable Elastic Optical Interfaces – standards, experiments and challenges [Invited], Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. B184 - B193, December, 2015,
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  • J. M. Pedro, J. Santos, Support of superchannel formats in optical networks with legacy services and traffic churn [Invited], Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. B122 - B130, December, 2015,
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  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, A. N. Pinto, Benefits of Node Architecture Flexibility and Hitless Re-Grooming in Transport Networks, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 33, No. 21, pp. 4424 - 4436, November, 2015 | Full text (PDF 588 KBs) | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimal Multi-Period Provisioning of Fixed and Flex-Rate Modular Line Interfaces in DWDM Networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 223 - 234, April, 2015 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, Predeployment of Regenerators for Fast Service Provisioning in DWDM Transport Networks [Invited], Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. A190 - A199, February, 2015,
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  • A. Eira, J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Multi-Objective Design of Survivable Flexible-Grid DWDM Networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 326 - 339, March, 2014 | BibTex
  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, A. N. Pinto, Impact of Node Architecture in the Power Consumption and Footprint Requirements of Optical Transport Networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 421 - 436, May, 2013 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, Impact of Add/Drop Port Utilization Flexibility in DWDM Networks [Invited], Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 4, No. 11, pp. B142 - B150, November, 2012,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimization Framework for Supporting 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Services over Heterogeneous Optical Transport Networks, Journal of Networks, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 31 - 38, May, 2012 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimized Design of Multistage Passive Optical Networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 402 - 411, May, 2012 | BibTex
  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimized Routing and Buffer Design for Optical Transport Networks Based on Virtual Concatenation, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 725 - 738, September, 2011 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, P. Monteiro, An Overview of Routing Methods in Optical Burst Switching Networks, Optical Switching and Networking, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 41 - 53, April, 2010,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Traffic Engineering in the Wavelength Domain for Optical Burst-Switched Networks, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 27, No. 15, pp. 3075 - 3091, August, 2009,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Contention Minimisation in Optical Burst-Switched Networks Combining Traffic Engineering in the Wavelength Domain and Delayed Ingress Burst Scheduling, IET Communications, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 372 - 380, March, 2009,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Improving the Performance of Optical Burst-Switched Networks with Limited-Range Wavelength Conversion through Traffic Engineering in the Wavelength Domain, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5200, No. --, pp. 21 - 30, November, 2008,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, P. Monteiro, Self-Protected Long-Reach 10 Gbit/s EPONs based on a Ring Architecture, Journal of Optical Networking, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 1 - 20, May, 2008,
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  • J. J. O. Pires, J. M. Pedro, Evaluating the Impact of Phsical Impairments on the Blocking Performance of an All-optical WDM Ring under Dynamic Traffic, Journal of Optical Communications, Vol. 28, No. 1/2007, pp. 66 - 72, March, 2007 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Twining Digital Subcarrier Multiplexed Optical Signals with OCATA for Lightpath Provisioning, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol., No., pp. 1 - 10, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Hollow-Core Fiber Specifications for Competitive Deployment in Regio/Long-Haul Optical Networks, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), San Francisco, United States, Vol., pp. -, April, 2025,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Load Shedding Resilient Filterless Horseshoe Networks with Point-to-Multipoint Transceivers, IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM, Capetown, South Africa, Vol., pp. -, December, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Souza, Impact of Channel Provisioning Strategies in the Transient Resiliency of SuperC+L-band Networks, International Workshop on Resilient Networks Design and Modeling RNDM, Pompeii, Italy, Vol., pp. -, November, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Launch Power Control for Digital Subcarrier Equalization in Filterless Optical Networks, IEEE International Conf. on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks - SoftCOM, Split - Bol, Croatia, Vol., pp. -, September, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Design of Horseshoe Networks with Low-Loss Filterless Nodes and Point-to-Multipoint Transceivers, IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals Meeting Series, Bridgetown, Barbados, Vol., pp. -, July, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Souza, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Techno-Economic Analysis of Wideband Transmission in Optical Transport Networks, International Conference of Transparent Optical Network (ICTON), Bari, Italy, Vol., pp. -, July, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Souza, N. Costa, Node Architectures for High-Capacity Multi-band Over Space Division Multiplexed (MBoSDM) Optical Networks, International Conference of Transparent Optical Network (ICTON), Bari, Italy, July, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Design of Scalable Filterless Horseshoe-and-Spur Networks with Coherent Point-to-Multipoint Transceivers, International Conference of Transparent Optical Network (ICTON), Bari, Italy, Vol., pp. -, July, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Coherent Pluggable Optical Transceivers: Performance versus Interoperability, ELEKTRO, Zakopane, Poland, Vol., pp. 1 - 6, May, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimizing Deep Learning-based Failure Management in Optical Networks by Monitoring Relative Neural Activity, International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM, Madrid, Spain, Vol., pp. -, May, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, Deep Reinforcement Learning for Resource Allocation in Multi-Band Optical Networks, International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM, Madrid, Spain, Vol., pp. -, May, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Networking Benefits of Coherent Pluggable Optics, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Extending the OCATA Digital Twin for Optical Connections based on Digital Subcarrier Multiplexing, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, A Low-Cost Network Architecture Enabled by SOA-Based Filter-less OADMs and Digital Subcarrier Multiplexing, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Souza, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Comparative Assessment of S+C+L-band and E+C+L-band Systems with Hybrid Amplification, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2024,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimal Node Design in Filterless Horseshoe Networks with Point-to-Multipoint Transceivers, IEEE Photonics Conf. - IPC, Orlando, United States, Vol., pp. -, November, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Constrained-Optimization of Filterless Horseshoe Networks Supporting P2MP Coherent Transceivers, IEEE IEEE Virtual Conference on Communications IEEE VCC, Conference online, Vol., pp. -, November, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Model-Centric versus Data-Centric Machine Learning for Soft-Failure Cause Identification in Optical Networks, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Vol., pp. -, October, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Souza, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Leveraging Raman Amplification to Improve and Equalize the Performance of a 20-THz Multi-band Optical System, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Vol., pp. -, October, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, Routing and Spectrum Assignment Based on Reinforcement Learning in Multi-Band Optical Networks, International Conf. on Photonics in Switching - PS, Mantova, Italy, Vol., pp. -, September, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Meta-Heuristic Framework for Designing Filterless Horseshoe Networks with P2MP Transceivers, International Conf. on Photonics in Switching - PS, Mantova, Italy, Vol., pp. -, September, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Maximizing Optical Network Connectivity with Limited Number of Hybrid Erbium-Doped Fiber/Raman Amplifiers, OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, Busan, Korea, South, Vol., pp. -, July, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Extending the OCATA Digital Twin to the Frequency Domain, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Bucharest, Romania, Vol., pp. -, July, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, SSMS: A Split Step MultiBand Simulation Software, International Conference of Transparent Optical Network (ICTON), Bucharest, Romania, July, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Souza, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Complexity and Accuracy Trade-off for Quality of Transmission Estimation in Wideband Optical Systems, International Conference of Transparent Optical Network (ICTON), Bucharest, Romania, Vol., pp. -, July, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, The Potential of Data Augmentation for Failure Management in Optical Networks, OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, Busan, Korea, South, Vol., pp. -, July, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Performance Comparison of Optical Networks Exploiting Multiple and Extended Bands and Leveraging Reinforcement Learning, International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, May, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, C+L+S-Band Optical Network Design Exploiting Amplifier Site Upgrade Strategies, International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM, Coimbra, Portugal, May, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimal Design of Filterless Horseshoe Networks Supporting Point-to-Multipoint Transceivers, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Degradation Detection and Severity Estimation by Exploiting an Optical Time and Frequency Digital Twin, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Data Augmentation to Reduce Computational Complexity of Neural-Network-Based Soft-Failure Cause Identifier, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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  • A. Souza, A. Eira, N. Costa, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, On the Impact of Fault-Induced Power Transients in Wideband Optical Networks, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Souza, A. Eira, Flexible Survivability in Next-Generation Multi-Band Optical Transport Networks, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Multi-period Planning in Metro-Aggregation Networks using Point-to-Multipoint Transceivers, IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol., pp. -, December, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimal Placement of Hybrid Erbium-Doped Fiber/Raman Amplifiers in DWDM Networks, IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol., pp. -, December, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Effectiveness of Coherent Pluggable Interfaces in Brownfield Optical Network Deployments, IEEE Latin-American Conf. on Communications - LATINCOM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol., pp. -, December, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Comparative Assessment of 800G-Capable Embedded and Pluggable Coherent Line Interfaces over the Optical Network Lifecycle, Asia Communications and Photonics Conf. - ACP, Shenzhen, China, Vol., pp. -, November, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Extending the C+L System Bandwidth versus Exploiting Part of the S-band: Network Capacity and Interface Count Comparison, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Basel, Switzerland, Vol., pp. -, September, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Service-Aware Genetic Algorithm for Link Power Control in Multi-band Optical Transmission Systems, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Basel, Switzerland, Vol., pp. -, September, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Capacity and Energy Usage of Translucent and Multi-Band Transparent Optical Networks, OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, Maastricht, Netherlands, Vol., pp. -, July, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimization of Survivable Filterless Optical Networks Exploiting Digital Subcarrier Multiplexing, IEEE Communications Society IEEE International Conference on Communications ICC, Seoul, Korea, South, Vol., pp. -, May, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, C. Pinho, On the Effectiveness of Small Multicast Switches in Next-Generation Optical Transport Networks, International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM, Warsaw, Poland, Vol., pp. -, May, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Long-Term Cost-Effectiveness of Metro Networks Exploiting Point-to-Multipoint Transceivers, International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM, Warsaw, Poland, Vol., pp. -, May, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Capacity and Energy Consumption Comparison in Translucent versus Transparent Multi-band Designs, International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM, Warsaw, Poland, Vol., pp. -, May, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Raman Amplification for Simplified Channel Provisioning in Wide-Band Optical Networks, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Optimal Pay-As-You-Grow Deployment on S+C+L Multi-band Systems, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimal Spectral Usage and Energy Efficient S-to-U Multiband Optical Networking, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Transport Network Upgrade exploiting Multi-Band Systems: S- versus E-band, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimized Physical Design of Metro Aggregation Networks using Point to Multipoint Transceivers, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol., pp. -, March, 2022,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Design of Survivable Metro-Aggregation Networks based on Digital Subcarrier Routing, IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM, Madrid, Spain, Vol., pp. -, December, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimized Design of Metro-Aggregation Networks Exploiting Digital Subcarrier Routing, Asia Communications and Photonics Conf. - ACP, Shanghai, China, Vol., pp. -, October, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Accurate and Scalable Quality of Transmission Estimation for Wideband Optical Systems, IEEE International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks - IEEE CAMAD, Conference online, Vol., pp. -, October, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, QoT Evaluation of Optical Line System Transmission with Bismuth-Doped Fiber Amplifiers in the E-Band, Asia Communications and Photonics Conf. - ACP, Shanghai, China, Vol., pp. -, October, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Cost-Effective Capacity Increase of Deployed Optical Networks to Support the Future Internet: the Multi-Band Approach, International Conference on Network of the Future NoF, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, October, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Network Capacity and Energy Consumption: Transparent C+L-band vs Translucent C-band, IEEE Photonics Conf. - IPC, Conference online, Vol., pp. -, October, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Multiband Seamless Network Upgrade by Exploiting the E-band, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Bordeaux, France, Vol., pp. -, September, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, J. J. O. Pires, Optimized Deployment of S-band and Raman Amplification to Cost-Effectively Upgrade Wideband Optical Networks, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Bordeaux, France, Vol., pp. -, September, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optimized Translucent S-band Transmission in Multi-Band Optical Networks, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Bordeaux, France, Vol., pp. -, September, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Comparison of Cost-effective Solutions to Increase the Capacity of Regional Optical Transport Networks, IEEE Photonics Society IEEE Summer Topicals Meeting Series SUM, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, July, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Multiband Power Control Impact on the Transmission Capacity of Optical Line Systems, IEEE Photonics Society IEEE Summer Topicals Meeting Series SUM, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, July, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, C+L-band Network Upgrade: Capacity and Energy Analyses with Different Transceivers, IEEE Photonics Society IEEE Summer Topicals Meeting Series SUM, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, July, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Low Complexity Convolutional Neural Networks for Equalization in Optical Fiber Transmission, OSA Signal Processing in Photonic Communications - SPPCom, Burlingame, United States, July, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Scaling Regional Optical Transport Networks with Pluggable and Integrated High-Capacity Line Interfaces, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, June, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Optical Power Control Strategies for Optimized C+L+S-bands Network Performance, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, June, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Performance Comparison of Translucent C-band and Transparent C+L-band Network, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, June, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Comparison of Transceiver and C+L Band Upgrades: Network Traffic and Energy Assessment, International Conference on Electrical, Communication, and Computer Engineering ICECCE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Network Comparison of C+L-band Transparent versus C-band Translucent Upgrade, International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM, Gothenburg, Sweden, June, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, On the Comparative Efficiency of Next-Generation Coherent Interfaces for Survivable Network Design, International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks DRCN, Milan, Italy, April, 2021,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Dual-Band Node Architectures for C+L-Band Capacity Upgrades in Optical Metro Transport Networks, VDE ITG-Fachtagung Photonische Netze, Conference online, November, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Performance Comparison of Operational Models for Media Channel Provisioning with Reduced Margins, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Bari, Italy, July, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, High-Performance versus Power-Efficient Coherent Optical Interfaces: Spectral Efficiency and Hardware Count Comparison, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Bari, Italy, July, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, The Role of Metro Transport Node Architectures in Optimized Edge Data-Center Dimensioning, International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM, Barcelona, Spain, May, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Value Proposition of High Capacity and Flexible Line Interfaces in Next-Generation Transport Networks, International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM, Barcelona, Spain, May, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Design Strategies Exploiting C+L-Band in Networks with Geographically-Dependent Fiber Upgrade Expenditures, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, March, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Capacity Limits of C+L Metro Transport Networks Exploiting Dual-band Node Architectures, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, March, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Design and Operation Strategies for Optical Transport Networks with Reduced Margins Service-Provisioning, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, March, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Network Design Framework Exploiting Low-Margin Provisioning of Optical Shared Restoration Resources, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, March, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Fast and High-Precision Optical Performance Evaluation for Cognitive Optical Networks, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, March, 2020,
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  • J. M. Pedro, D. Moniz, J. J. O. Pires, Multi-Layer Network Optimization Efficiently Exploiting Real-Time Performance Monitoring, IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM, Waikoloa, United States, December, 2019,
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  • A. Eira, A. M. F. P. Pereira, N. Costa, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, On the Effect of In-Band Crosstalk Margins for Optimized Format Selection in Meshed Optical Networks, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Dublin, Ireland, September, 2019,
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  • N. Costa, J. M. Pedro, Provisioning in Multi-Band Optical Networks: A C+L+S-Band Use Case, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Dublin, Ireland, September, 2019,
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  • J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, N. Costa, Capacity Limits of Mesh Optical Transport Networks Exploiting Future High Baud-Rate Line Interfaces, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Angers, France, July, 2019,
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  • J. M. Pedro, D. Moniz, J. J. O. Pires, Multi-Layer Optimization Framework for Optical Transport Networks with Dynamic Margin Management, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Angers, France, July, 2019,
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  • BG Gangopadhyay, J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, Exploiting Real-Time Performance Awareness for Cost-Effective Restoration in Optical Transport Networks, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Angers, France, July, 2019,
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  • A. Eira, N. Costa, J. M. Pedro, High-Capacity Metro Optical Nodes Enabling Efficient Dimensioning of Edge Computing Platforms, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Angers, France, July, 2019,
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  • N. Costa, J. M. Pedro, Upgrade Capacity Scenarios Enabled by Multi-band Optical Systems, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Angers, France, July, 2019,
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  • N. Costa, J. M. Pedro, Optical Multi-Band Networks: Maximizing Lifetime of Deployed Fiber Infrastructure, OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, Burlingame, United States, July, 2019,
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  • BG Gangopadhyay, J. M. Pedro, N.B Borges, Designing Ultra-Reliable 5G-Ready Transport Networks, OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, Burlingame, United States, July, 2019,
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  • N. Costa, J. M. Pedro, Multi-Band Optical Systems to Enable Ultra-High Speed Transmissions, Conf. on Lasers and Electro-optic - CLEO, Munich, Germany, June, 2019 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, Hybrid Backup Resource Optimization for VNF Placement over Optical Transport Networks, International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM, Athens, Greece, May, 2019,
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  • D. Moniz, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Service Provisioning Framework with Dynamic Margin Management for Optical Transport Networks, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, March, 2019 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Optical Network Design Towards Beyond 100 Gbaud, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol. M4J.5, pp. -, March, 2019,
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  • J. M. Pedro, BG Gangopadhyay, S. S. Spaelter, Multi-failure Resilient and Cost-effective Hyper-scale Transport Networks for the 5G-era, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol. Th2A.22, pp. -, March, 2019,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, N. Costa, Metro Transport Architectures for Reliable and Ubiquitous Service Provisioning, Asia Communications and Photonics Conf. - ACP, Hangzhou, China, October, 2018,
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  • D. Moniz, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Spectral-Efficient Provisioning of Protected Services over DWDM Networks Exploiting High-Symbol Rate Line Interfaces, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Rome, Italy, September, 2018 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Strategies for Optimized Raman Amplification Deployment in DWDM Mesh Networks, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Bucharest, Romania, July, 2018,
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  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, Evaluating machine learning models for QoT estimation, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Bucharest, Romania, Vol. -, pp. * - *, July, 2018 | BibTex
  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, Impact of selected input features for lightpath feasibility validation using artificial neural networks, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Bucharest, Romania, Vol. -, pp. * - *, July, 2018 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, Capacity Increase and Hardware Savings in DWDM Networks Exploiting Next-Generation Optical Line Interfaces, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Bucharest, Romania, Vol., pp. 1 - 6, July, 2018,
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  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, Fast and Accurate Lightpath Validation for SDN Controllers, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diefo, United States, March, 2018 | BibTex
  • BG Gangopadhyay, J. M. Pedro, S. S. Spaelter, Minimizing the Cost and Augmenting the Resilience of Vulnerable Optical Transport Networks, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol. M1A.6, pp. 1 - 3, March, 2018,
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  • Ms Moniz, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Network Design Framework to Spectral- and Cost-Efficiently Exploit Next-Generation Line Interfaces, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol. M1A.4, pp. 1 - 3, March, 2018,
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  • D. Moniz, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Network Design Framework to Spectral- and Cost- Efficiently Exploit Next-Generation Line Interfaces, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol. M1A.4, pp. -, March, 2018 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, N. Costa, J. M. Pedro, Interoperable Long-Haul Optical Networks Exploiting Optimized ROADM Vendor Allocation, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Gothenburg, Sweden, September, 2017 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, ROADM Express Layer Design Strategies for Scalable and Cost-Effective Multi-Fibre DWDM Networks, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Girona, Spain, Vol., pp. 1 - 7, July, 2017,
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  • J. M. Pedro, BG Gangopadhyay, S. S. Spaelter, Cost-optimized Resiliency Schemes Exploiting Advanced Modulation Formats and Universal OTN Switching, VDE ITG-Fachtagung Photonische Netze, Leipzig, Germany, May, 2017,
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  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, How Much Transport Grooming is Needed in the Age of Flexible Clients?, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Los Angeles, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, March, 2017 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, BG Gangopadhyay, S. S. Spaelter, Cost-Effective Next-Generation Information Highways Leveraging Universal OTN Switching and Flexible-Rate, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Los Angeles, United States, Vol. Th4F.5, pp. 1 - 3, March, 2017,
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  • J. M. Pedro, J. Santos, N. Costa, Cost-Effectiveness Assessment of Transport Networks based on Disaggregated Optical Platforms, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Los Angeles, United States, Vol. M2G.7, pp. -, March, 2017,
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  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, Minimizing Line Interface Count of Transport Nodes with Limited Shelves Interconnection, IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM, Washington, United States, Vol. -, pp. * - *, December, 2016 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, On the Trade-Off between Maximizing Spectral Efficiency and Minimizing Capacity Overprovisioning in DWDM Networks, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Trento, Italy, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 6, July, 2016,
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  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, M. Quagliotti, Optimization Models for Total Cost of Ownership Analysis of Next-Generation Transport Networks Based on SBVTs, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Trento, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 5, July, 2016 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, Challenges of Designing Transparent Flexible-Grid Optical Networks for Maximum Spectral Efficiency, OSA Photonic Networks and Devices, Vancouver, Canada, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 3, July, 2016,
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  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, M. Quagliotti, Hardware Reuse Policies for Fixed and Flexible Next-Generation Optical Transport Network Architectures in Multi-Period Scenarios, European Conf. on Networks and Optical Communications - NOC, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 0, pp. 1 - 6, June, 2016 | BibTex
  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, Modular transport node architectures exploiting limited shelf interconnection and hitell re-grooming (Invited), OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Anaheim, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, March, 2016 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, On the Efficiency of Grooming and Switching Policies for Multi-Layer Network Planning with Sliceable Bandwidth-Variable Transponders, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Anaheim, United States, Vol. 0, pp. 1 - 3, March, 2016 | BibTex
  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, A. N. Pinto, Comparing the CapEx of Fixed and Flexible Node Architectures in Multi-Period Scenarios, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. 20 - 23, September, 2015 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Preplanning framework to evaluate the potential of different modulation formats in DWDM networks, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, September, 2015,
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  • J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, R.M. Morais, On-site reconfiguration requirements of ROADM add/drop architectures under multi-period planning, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, September, 2015,
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  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, A. N. Pinto, Planning and Dimensioning of Multilayer Optical Transport Networks, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Budapest, Hungary, Vol. -, pp. * - *, July, 2015 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, On Scaling Transport Networks for Very High Nodal Degree ROADM Nodes Using State-of-the-Art Optical Switch Technology, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Budapeste, Hungary, Vol. We.A1.2, pp. -- - --, July, 2015,
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  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, J. P. Fernandez-Palacios, Performance Evaluation of Heuristic and ILP-based Algorithms for Multi-Period Planning of SBVT-enabled Transport Networks, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Budapest, Hungary, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, July, 2015 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, Prospects for transparent handover between the Metro and Core segments of next-generation transport networks, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Budapest, Hungary, Vol. Tu.D1.4, pp. 1 - 5, July, 2015,
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  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, A. N. Pinto, Impact of grooming architecture of transport nodes in line interface count for multi-period planning, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Los Angeles, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2015 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, N. Costa, Techno economics in a wide European optical transport network, Fotonica AEIT Italian Conf. on Photonics Technologies, Turin, Italy, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 4, May, 2015,
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  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, J. Fernández-Palacios, Optimization of Client-to-Line-Side Switching in DWDM Networks using Sliceable Bandwidth-Variable Transponders, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Los Angeles, United States, Vol., pp. 1 - 3, March, 2015 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, J. P. Fernandez-Palacios, CAPEX Impact of Fixed/Flex-Rate Modular Line Interfaces in Multi-Period Network Planning with Equipment Reuse, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Cannes, France, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, September, 2014 | BibTex
  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, A. N. Pinto, On the Impact of Client to Line Port Blocking in the Interface Count and Footprint of Transport Networks, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Graz, Austria, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2014 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, On the Value Proposition of the Contentionless Add/Drop ROADM Property in DWDM Transport Networks, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Graz, Austria, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, July, 2014,
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  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Cost Sensitivity Evaluation if Fixed/Flexible Rate Line-Cards and Transceivers under Incremental Traffic, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Graz, Austria, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 5, July, 2014 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimized Design of Fixed/Flex-Rate Line-Cards and Transceivers over Multiple Planning Cycles, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Francisco, United States, Vol., pp. 1 - 3, March, 2014 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, Pre-Deployment of Regenerators in DWDM Networks and the Impact of Mismatches between Planning and Operation, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Francisco, United States, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 3, March, 2014,
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  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, D. Fonseca, S. S. Spaelter, Defragmentation-Based Capacity Enhancement for Fixed to Flexible-Grid Migration Scenarios in DWDM Networks, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, London, United Kingdom, Vol., pp. 1 - 3, September, 2013 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, D. Fonseca, S. S. Spaelter, Defragmentation of Fixed/Flexible grid Optical Networks, Future Network and Mobile Summit, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol., pp. 1 - 10, July, 2013 | BibTex
  • S. Pato, N.B Borges, J. M. Pedro, Capacity prospects of future high density metro-access networks, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Cartagena, Spain, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, June, 2013,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, J. J. O. Pires, Performance Comparison of Optical Channel Formats to Realize 400G Data Rates in Transport Networks under Dynamic Traffic, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Cartagena, Spain, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 5, June, 2013,
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  • J. M. Pedro, Stochastic-based Framework for 3R Regenerator Placement in DWDM Transport Networks under Dynamic Traffic, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Cartagena, Spain, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 5, June, 2013,
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  • R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, A. N. Pinto, The cost Dependence between the node architecture, the grooming scheme and the traffic pattern in optical networks, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Cartagena, Spain, Vol. -, pp. * - *, June, 2013 | BibTex
  • A. N. Pinto, R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, Total Cost of Ownership Comparison Between Single and Mixed Line Rate Networks, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Cartagena, Spain, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 4, June, 2013,
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  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimized Guard-Band Assignment for Superchannels in Long-Haul DWDM Networks, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol., pp. 1 - 4, May, 2013 | BibTex
  • J. Santos, G. L. Lehmann, J. M. Pedro, Optimized Brownfield Deployment of 100-GbE over Metro Networks using 4x25G and 10x10G Optical CFP Interfaces, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Anaheim, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, March, 2013 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, On the Impact of Optimized Guard-Band Assignment for Superchannels in Flexible-Grid Optical Networks, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Anaheim, United States, Vol., pp. 1 - 3, March, 2013 | BibTex
  • J. Santos, G. L. Lehmann, J. M. Pedro, On the Coexistence of Multi-Channel 100 Gb/s Ethernet with Legacy Single-Channel Services in Metropolitan Networks, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, September, 2012 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Design of survivable flexible-grid DWDM networks with joint minimization of transponder cost and spectrum usage, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, September, 2012 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, J. Santos, R.M. Morais, Dynamic Setup of Multi-Granular Services over Next-Generation OTN/DWDM Networks: Blocking versus Add/Drop Port Usage, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Coventry, United Kingdom, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 5, July, 2012,
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  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, R.M. Morais, J. J. O. Pires, On the cost-effective deployment of future data services over transport networks with a flexible DWDM grid, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Coventry, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 5, July, 2012 | BibTex
  • A. N. Pinto, R.M. Morais, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, Cost Evaluation in Optical Networks: Node Architecture and Energy Consumption, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Coventry, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. Tu.D2.4-1 - Tu.D2.4-4, July, 2012 | BibTex
  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, 'Optical Transport Network Design with Collocated Regeneration and Differential Delay Compensation, IEEE Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, June, 2012 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Cost-optimized dimensioning of translucent WDM networks with Mixed-Line-Rate spectrum-flexible channels, IEEE Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, June, 2012 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Spectrum and transponder optimization in survivable translucent flexible-grid optical networks, IEEE ICC Workshop - New Trends in Optical Networks Survivability, Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, June, 2012 | BibTex
  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimized Provisioning of 100-GbE Services over OTN based on Shared Protection with Collocated Signal Regeneration and Differential Delay Compensation, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Los Angeles, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, March, 2012 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimized Design of Shared Restoration in Flexible-Grid Transparent Optical Networks, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Los Angeles, United States, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, March, 2012,
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  • J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, Quantifying the Impact of DWDM Nodes with Flexible Add/Drop Port Utilization for Dynamic Connection Setup, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Los Angeles, United States, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, March, 2012,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Enhanced Differential Delay Compensation in OTN with Dedicated and Shared Buffering Architectures, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Geneve, Switzerland, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, September, 2011,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Virtual Concatenation of 100-GbE over OTN: Tradeoffs Between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Multiplexing, Symp. on Enabling Optical Networks - SEON, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, July, 2011 | BibTex
  • A. Eira, J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, Evaluating the Impact of a Flexible-Grid and 400 Gb/s Channels on the Capacity of Optical Transport Networks, Symp. on Enabling Optical Networks - SEON, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, July, 2011,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Cost-Optimized Planning for Supporting 100 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s Services over Channel Count-Limited Optical Transport Networks, IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC, Kyoto, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, June, 2011 | BibTex
  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Multi-Stage Optimization Framework for Transporting 100-GbE over OTN with Distributed Differential Delay Compensation, IEEE International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks - IEEE CAMAD, Kyoto, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 5, June, 2011 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, J. Santos, J. J. O. Pires, Performance Evaluation of Integrated OTN/DWDM Networks with Single-Stage Multiplexing of Optical Channel Data Units, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol. --, pp. Tu.B5.6 - --, June, 2011,
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  • J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, Towards Fully Flexible Optical Node Architectures: Impact on Blocking Performance of DWDM Transport Networks, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol. --, pp. Th.A6.3 - --, June, 2011,
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  • S. Pato, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, H. A. Silva, Prospects of supporting distributed antenna systems over next-generation optical access and metro-access networks, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, June, 2011,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Impact of Collocated Regeneration and Differential Delay Compensation in Optical Transport Networks, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, April, 2011 | Full text (PDF 117 KBs) | BibTex
  • CS Santiago, BG Gangopadhyay, J. M. Pedro, Planning a Urban Radio over Fibre Network, IEEE Region 8 EUROCON 2011 International Conf. on Computer as a Tool joint with the Conf. on Telecommunications, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, April, 2011,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Scalable and Cost-Effective Design of Optical Transport Networks Supporting Heterogeneous Ethernet Services, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Torino, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, September, 2010,
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  • J. M. Pedro, J. Santos, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimization framework for supporting 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s services over optical transport networks, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Munich, Germany, Vol. --, pp. Mo.D4.1 - --, July, 2010,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, CAPEX Minimization in Optical Transport Networks with Heterogeneous Service Demands, European Conf. on Networks and Optical Communications - NOC, Faro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, June, 2010,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Simplified Framework for Optimal Support of 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Services over OTN Exploiting Grooming and VCAT, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, March, 2010 | BibTex
  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Heuristic Strategies for Routing 100-GbE over OTN in Distributed Differential Delay Compensation Architectures, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 2, March, 2010,
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  • J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, J.P.C Carvalho, Distributed Routing Path Optimization for OBS Networks based on Ant Colony Optimization, IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM, Honolulu, United States, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 7, November, 2009,
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  • D. Wake, S. Pato, J. M. Pedro, E. Lopez, N. J. G. Gomes, P. Monteiro, A Comparison of Remote Radio Head Optical Transmission Technologies for Next Generation Wireless Systems, IEEE Lasers and Electro Optics Society Annual Meeting - LEOS, Belek-Antalya, Turkey, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, October, 2009,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Optical Transport Network Design for Inverse-Multiplexed 100 Gb/s Ethernet Services with Minimum Capacity and Buffer Requirements, International Conf. on Systems and Networks Communications, Porto, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, September, 2009,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimized ODU Routing for 100 Gb/s Ethernet over High-Speed Optical Networks with Distributed Differential Delay Compensation, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Wien, Austria, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 2, September, 2009,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimized combination of wavelength converters and optical buffers for OBS networks using wavelength contention minimization, International Conf. on Photonics in Switching - PS, Pisa, Italy, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 2, September, 2009,
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  • P. Monteiro, S. Pato, J. M. Pedro, J. Santos, D. Wake, N. J. G. Gomes, E. Lopez, A. Gameiro, Radio-over-fiber as the enabler for joint processing of spatially separated radio signals, Summer Topical Meetings - LEOS, Newport Beach, United States, Vol. -, pp. 43 - 44, August, 2009 | BibTex
  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Multilayer Optimization of Inverse-Multiplexed 100 Gb/s Ethernet Services over Optical Transport Networks, Euro-Ngi Conf. on Next Generation Internet Networks (NGI), Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 8, July, 2009,
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  • S. Pato, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, Comparative evaluation of fibre-optic architectures for next-generation distributed antenna systems, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, July, 2009,
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  • J. M. Pedro, J. J. O. Pires, J.P.C Carvalho, Ant Colony Optimization for Distributed Routing Path Optimization in Optical Burst-Switched Networks, International Fuzzy Systems Association and European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology IFSA/EUSFLAT, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 6, July, 2009,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Alternatives for the Virtually-Concatenated Transport of 100 Gb/s Ethernet over OTN, Symp. on Enabling Optical Networks - SEON, Amadora, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 2, June, 2009 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Optimized Node Dimensioning in OBS Networks using Contention Minimization in the Wavelength Domain, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, Vol. Mo.D3.2, pp. 1 - 4, June, 2009,
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  • S. Pato, J. M. Pedro, J. Santos, P. R. M. I. Inácio, P. Monteiro, On Building a Distributed Antenna System with Joint Signal Processing for Next Generation Wireless Access Networks: The FUTON Approach, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Sta Maria Feira, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, May, 2009,
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  • S. Pato, J. M. Pedro, J. Santos, H. A. Silva, J. J. O. Pires, P. Monteiro, All-Optical Remote Node for Cost-Effective Metro-Access Convergence, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Sta Maria Feira, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, May, 2009,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, On the Benefits of Selectively Delaying Bursts at the Ingress Edge Nodes of an OBS Network, IFIP Working Conf. on Optical Network Design and Modeling, Braunschweig, Germany, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, February, 2009,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Performance Study of OBS Networks using Traffic Engineering in the Wavelength Domain and Delayed Ingress Burst Scheduling, IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM, New Orleans, United States, Vol. --, pp. ON07PM2-6 - --, December, 2008,
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  • J. Castro, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, Routing and Buffer Placement Optimization in Optical Burst Switched Networks, IEEE Conf. on Local Computer Networks, Montreal, Canada, Vol. --, pp. 353 - 360, October, 2008,
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  • P. Monteiro, J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, J. V. Gomes, R. Meleiro, J. Santos, HR Rohde, RW Winkelmann, Challenges and Trends in Optical Networking: A Bottom-Up Approach, IEEE BROADNETS, London, United Kingdom, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2008,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Performance Comparison of Optical Burst-Switched Networks with Flexible Burst Scheduling at the Ingress Edge Nodes, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – Mediterranean Winter - ICTON MW, Athens, Greece, Vol. 3, pp. 166 - 169, June, 2008,
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  • S. Pato, J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, H. A. Silva, On Supporting Radio over Fiber and Passive Optical Network Systems with a Common Fiber Plant: Compatibility Aspects, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – Mediterranean Winter - ICTON MW, Athens, Greece, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, June, 2008,
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  • S. Pato, J. M. Pedro, J. Santos, P. Monteiro, A. Gameiro, Fibre Optic Networks for Distributed Radio Architectures: topology overview, Symp. on Enabling Optical Networks - SEON, Porto, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, June, 2008,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Long-Reach 10 Gbps Ethernet Passive Optical Network Based on a Protected Ring Architecture, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol. OTul, pp. 1 - 3, February, 2008,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Bandwidth-Efficient Optical Burst-Switched Networks using only a Minimum Number of Shared Wavelength Converters, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Diego, United States, Vol. JWA89, pp. -- - --, February, 2008,
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  • J. Santos, J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Design and Performance Evaluation of Protected Super-PON Access Networks Using a Dedicated Protection Ring Architecture, SEE Workshop on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks - DRCN, La Rochelle, France, Vol. 1, pp. 7 - 10, October, 2007,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Bandwidth-Efficient Optical Burst-Switched Networks based on Traffic Engineering in the Wavelength Domain and Delayed Burst Scheduling, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC, Berlin, Germany, Vol. 1, pp. 95 - 96, September, 2007,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Efficient Optical Burst-Switched Networks using only Fiber Delay Line Buffers for Contention Resolution, IEEE BROADNETS, Raleigh, United States, Vol. Workshop on Optical Burst/Packet Switching (WOBS), pp. -- - --, September, 2007,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, On Fully Exploiting the Space Domain for Contention Resolution/Avoidance in Optical Burst-Switched Networks, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – Mediterranean Winter - ICTON MW, Rome, Italy, Vol. --, pp. 113 - 116, July, 2007,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Minimizing the Number of Wavelength Converters in Optical Burst-Switched Networks, IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Vol. --, pp. ONS07-5 - --, June, 2007,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Reactive and Proactive Multi-Path Routing Strategies for Optical Burst-Switched Networks, Symp. on Enabling Optical Networks - SEON, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, June, 2007,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, Performance Modelling of Optical Burst-Switched Networks with Recirculating Fibre Delay Line Buffers, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. 477 - 480, May, 2007,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Efficient Multi-Path Routing for Optical Burst-Switched Networks, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. 473 - 476, May, 2007,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Towards Efficient Optical Burst-Switched Networks without All-Optical Wavelength Converters, Conf. on Optical Networks Design and Modelling - ONDM, Athens, Greece, Vol. --, pp. 348 - 357, May, 2007,
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  • J. Santos, Quadros, J. J. O. Pires, J. M. Pedro, Performance Evaluation of DBA Algorithms with QoS in Protected Super-EPON Access Networks using a Dedicated Protection Ring Architecture, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol. X, pp. X - X, May, 2007 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Improving the Performance of Optical Burst-Switched Networks with Limited-Range Wavelength Conversion through Traffic Engineering in the Wavelength Domain, IEEE International Conf. on Information Networking - ICOIN, Estoril, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, January, 2007,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Wavelength Contention Minimization Strategies for Optical Burst-Switched Networks, IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM, San Francisco, United States, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, November, 2006,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Performance Evaluation of Wavelength Contention Minimization Strategies for Optical Burst-Switched Networks, SPIE, Boston, United States, Vol. 6388, pp. 63880D-1 - 63880D-12, October, 2006,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, On the Modelling and Performance Evaluation of Optical Burst-Switched Networks, International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks, Trento, Italy, Vol. --, pp. 30 - 37, June, 2006,
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  • J. Santos, Quadros, J. J. O. Pires, J. M. Pedro, Design and Optimization of Protected Super-PON Access Networks Using a Dedicated Protection Ring Architecture, Symp. on Enabling Optical Networks - SEON, Porto, Portugal, Vol. X, pp. 1 - 2, June, 2006 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, S. Pato, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Impact of Network State Information Availability on the Performance of Contention Resolution Strategies for OBS Networks, International Conf. on Telecommunications - ICT, Funchal, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, May, 2006,
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  • J. M. Pedro, A. Teixeira, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, On a Portuguese Backbone Network of Reference, Symp. on Enabling Optical Networks - SEON, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 80 - 84, June, 2005,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, Throughput Performance Comparison of the One-Way and Two-Way Resource Reservation Mechanisms for Optical Burst Switched Networks, Symp. on Enabling Optical Networks - SEON, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 22 - 26, June, 2005,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, Burst Loss Reduction in OBS Networks by Minimizing Network Congestion, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2005,
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  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Performance Comparison of Resource Reservation Mechanisms for Optical Burst-Switched Networks, Winter School on Optical Core Networks, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. C17 - C22, February, 2005,
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  • D. Fonseca, P. Monteiro, A. Cartaxo, J. M. Pedro, Impact of electrical equalization and modulation depth on single sideband performance with linear and non-linear transmission, IASTED International Conf. on Optical Communication Systems and Networks - OCSN, Bannf, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 870 - 875, July, 2004 | BibTex
  • J. M. Pedro, P. Monteiro, J. J. O. Pires, Comparison of Interconnection Architectures for WDM Shared Protection Rings, IASTED International Conf. on Optical Communication Systems and Networks - OCSN, Banff, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, July, 2004,
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  • J. J. O. Pires, J. M. Pedro, Efficient Routing and Wavelenght Assignment in WDM Shared Protection Rings, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol., pp. 513 - 516, June, 2003 | BibTex

Closed Projects1

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
ImpAr Physical Impairment Modelling in Flexible Optical Node Architectures IT/LA 01-07-2016 01-07-2018
  • J. M. Pedro, A. Souza, Impact of Channel Provisioning Strategies in the Transient Resiliency of SuperC+L-band Networks, Best paper award at the 14th International Workshop on Resilient Networks Design and Modeling (RNDM 2024), 01-11-2024
  • J. M. Pedro, A. Eira, The Role of Metro Transport Node Architectures in Optimized Edge Data-Center Dimensioning, Best paper award at the 24th International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modelling (ONDM 2020), 01-05-2020
  • J. M. Pedro, Designing the Next-Generation of Flexible and Reliable Optical Transport Networks
  • OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, Technical Programme Committee, 2020
  • OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, Technical Programme Committee, 2020
  • OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, Technical Programme Committee, 2020
  • OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Technical Programme Chairman, 2018
  • OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
  • OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
  • OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
    2016, 1 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s);
  • Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
    2018, 4 review(s); 2016, 4 review(s); 2015, 1 review(s); 2014, 3 review(s); 2011, 1 review(s);
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
    2014, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Communications Letters
    2018, 1 review(s); 2012, 1 review(s);
  • Journal of Communication and Information Systems
    2007, 1 review(s); 2006, 1 review(s);
  • Computer Networks & ISDN Systems
    2007, 1 review(s);
  • Journal of Networks
    2007, 1 review(s);
  • Journal of Optical Networking
    2007, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
    2007, 1 review(s);
  • IET Optoelectronics
    2011, 1 review(s);
  • Optics & Laser Technology
    2009, 1 review(s);
  • Journal of High Speed Networks
    2012, 1 review(s);
  • Optical Switching and Networking
    2012, 1 review(s);
  • International Conf. on Telecommunications - ICT
    2007, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC
    2009, 1 review(s); 2008, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Conf. on Computer Communication and Networks - ICCCN
    2009, 1 review(s);
  • Simpósio Brasileiro de Telecomunicações SBrT
    2013, 1 review(s);