One of the most groundbreaking innovations in the ALLEGRO platform is the integration of Joint Communications and Sensing—leveraging existing optical communication links for real-time urban sensing. 🚦 What does this mean?We are transforming the fibre-optic...
ALLEGRO Project: Scalable AI Engine for Intelligent Optical Networks
As we continue building smarter, self-optimizing optical networks within the ALLEGRO platform, the role of AI and Machine Learning becomes increasingly central. Our AI Engine is designed to handle the entire lifecycle of ML models—from training to deployment,...
ALLEGRO Project: Scalable and Intelligent Data Architecture for Optical Networks
In the ALLEGRO platform, effective telemetry data management is key to enabling intelligent, real-time decision-making in complex optical networks. That’s why we’ve designed a hybrid architecture combining centralized and distributed databases, optimized for both...
Project ALLEGRO: Performance Monitoring and Telemetry in Optical Networks
As part of the ALLEGRO platform, we're pushing the boundaries of network intelligence with advanced Performance Monitoring and Telemetry systems. This component is crucial for collecting, processing, and aggregating data from the physical layer—enabling real-time...
ALLEGRO Project — Unified Telemetry & Monitoring Platform with Integrated Sensing
As part of the ALLEGRO project, we’re excited to introduce a major innovation in optical network management: a telemetry and monitoring platform designed with integrated sensing capabilities and powered by machine learning. This platform enables real-time visibility,...
ALLEGRO Project — Coordinated Multi-Segment Control for Next-Gen Networks
Modern networks demand seamless coordination across diverse infrastructure layers — from access networks to the metro/core. The ALLEGRO project is stepping up to this challenge with a robust multi-segment control architecture, designed to bridge traditionally siloed...
ALLEGRO Project — Advancing Multi-Domain Optical Networking
In modern optical networking, managing complexity across multiple administrative and technological boundaries is critical. The ALLEGRO project takes a forward-looking approach by addressing multi-domain control — where each domain represents a set of network elements...
ALLEGRO Project — Optical Network Control in the Era of SDN and Automation
As part of the ALLEGRO project, we’re redefining how optical networks are managed and automated through a hierarchical SDN control architecture — enabling both partial and full disaggregation. Key features include: ✅ Hierarchical SDN Control:An Optical SDN controller...
Allegro Project Insight: Extending QKD Reach with Post-Quantum Cryptography
In real-world networks, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) doesn't always reach every endpoint — due to lack of fiber, long distances, or cost constraints for secondary nodes. 💡 In the Allegro Project, we’ve designed a hybrid approach to extend quantum-safe security...
Allegro Project Spotlight: Reducing Trust in QKD Network Nodes
As quantum-secure communication evolves, minimizing trust in intermediate nodes of QKD networks is becoming crucial. In our latest contribution to the Allegro Project, we explored a basic scheme that reduces security assumptions on these trusted nodes. 🔑 How? By...