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Communication networks beyond the capacity crunch

Communication networks beyond the capacity crunch
Communication networks beyond the capacity crunch
This issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Part A represents a summary of the recent discussion meeting ‘Communication networks beyond the capacity crunch’. The purpose of the meeting was to establish the nature of the capacity crunch, estimate the time scales associated with it and to begin to find solutions to enable continued growth in a post-crunch era. The meeting confirmed that, in addition to a capacity shortage within a single optical fibre, many other ‘crunches’ are foreseen in the field of communications, both societal and technical. Technical crunches identified included the nonlinear Shannon limit, wireless spectrum, distribution of 5G signals (front haul and back haul), while societal influences included net neutrality, creative content generation and distribution and latency, and finally energy and cost. The meeting concluded with the observation that these many crunches are genuine and may influence our future use of technology, but encouragingly noted that research and business practice are already moving to alleviate many of the negative consequences.
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Ellis, A.D., MacSuibhne, N., Saad, D. and Payne, D.N. (2016) Communication networks beyond the capacity crunch. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 374 (2062), 1-12. (doi:10.1098/rsta.2015.0191).

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This issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Part A represents a summary of the recent discussion meeting ‘Communication networks beyond the capacity crunch’. The purpose of the meeting was to establish the nature of the capacity crunch, estimate the time scales associated with it and to begin to find solutions to enable continued growth in a post-crunch era. The meeting confirmed that, in addition to a capacity shortage within a single optical fibre, many other ‘crunches’ are foreseen in the field of communications, both societal and technical. Technical crunches identified included the nonlinear Shannon limit, wireless spectrum, distribution of 5G signals (front haul and back haul), while societal influences included net neutrality, creative content generation and distribution and latency, and finally energy and cost. The meeting concluded with the observation that these many crunches are genuine and may influence our future use of technology, but encouragingly noted that research and business practice are already moving to alleviate many of the negative consequences.

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Accepted/In Press date: 29 January 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 January 2016
Published date: 6 March 2016
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/391918
ISSN: 1364-503X
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Author: A.D. Ellis
Author: N. MacSuibhne
Author: D. Saad
Author: D.N. Payne

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