Lattice based EPON energy-saving scheme analysis

Abstract Time-division multiplexing passive optical network (TDM-PON) is referred to as a green network because it consumes minimum energy compared to the other access networks technologies. The optical network unit (ONU) mainly chooses to adjust energy-saving in TDM-PON by turning off its receiver and/or transmitter for the substantial time that is called doze or sleep mode respectively. The main challenge in the TDM-PON energy-saving is finding acceptable sleep/doze duration time to achieve energy-saving and guarantee the quality of service (QoS). This paper proposes a mathematical model built based on the lattice theory, which is applied to the results of the fixed-point theory. In the domain of nonlinear systems, each monotone function on a chosen complete lattice has a fixed point, and this point can be interpreted as the solution of the system. The output of the mathematical model is the sleep/doze duration domain that satisfies all requirements and guarantees the QoS metrics. The mathematical model is adopted with doze mode conditions to evaluate the system. Simulation results approve our model that achieves energy-saving up to 63% while keeping the QoS parameters in the acceptable boundary.