2021 International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling (ONDM)

The scope of the conference includes but is not limited to the following topics:

Advances in optical network modelling and optimization 
Routing and spectrum assignment in fixed and flex-grid optical networks 
Optical network availability, resilience, survivability, security and privacy 
Multi-layer (e.g. IP over optical) networking
Optical networks exploiting photonic integrated circuits 
Visible light communications and networks 
Optical and wireless network convergence, including radio-over-fibre access networks 
Optical networks in 5G and beyond: backhaul, midhaul and fronthaul networking 
Novel and multidimensional optical network architectures; multi-mode/few-modes optical networks 
Novel optical node designs including disaggregation and open optical line systems 
Optical networks in support of intra-/inter-data centre connectivity and cloud/edge computing 
Optical network control, management and orchestration including SDN and NFV solutions 
Slicing, service chaining, virtualization and multi-tenancy techniques for optical networks 
Optical networking supporting low latency and high bandwidth network function virtualization 
Orchestration and control of IT and network resources in optical data-centre networks 
Artificial Intelligence and data analytics techniques for optical networks 
Novel network telemetry and real-time monitoring technologies for optical networks 
Energy efficiency in optical networks 
Transporting Power over Fibre 
The hollow fibre revolution in network design 
Optical networking in support of vertical industries 
Field trials and interoperability demonstrations of optical networks 
Techno-economic studies of optical networks