As part of the Horizon Europe ALLEGRO project, we’re redefining how optical networks are monitored, managed, and optimized — by integrating a Physical Layer Digital Twin (DT) as-a-Service into the network control architecture. 🔍 What is it?The DT is a real-time,...
Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs) in ALLEGRO
In the ALLEGRO project, we’re pushing the boundaries of dynamic optical networking by advancing the modeling and understanding of disaggregated ROADMs—the core enablers of flexible, scalable, all-optical routing. 📡 What do ROADMs do?They add/drop and transparently...
Modeling Fiber Propagation in High-Capacity Optical Networks
In the ALLEGRO project, we're advancing how we understand and model fiber propagation for next-generation flexible, high-speed optical networks. 📡 The Challenge:While DSP-based receivers effectively compensate for linear impairments in fiber, nonlinear interference...
Characterizing Flexible Coherent Transceivers in ALLEGRO
In the ALLEGRO project, we focus on the deep characterization of flexible transceivers (TRXs) to enhance next-generation coherent optical networks. 🧠 How It Works:Flexible TRXs based on dual-polarization coherent technologies modulate signals using I/Q modulators...
ALLEGRO Project: Transmission Modelling for High-Fidelity Optical Performance
At the heart of ALLEGRO’s Physical Layer Digital Twin (PHY-DT) lies a robust Transmission Modelling framework—crucial for accurately predicting and optimizing the Quality of Transmission (QoT) across transparent WDM light-paths. 📡 The Challenge:Modelling light...
LLEGRO Project: Physical Layer Digital Twin for Intelligent Optical Networks
In ALLEGRO, we’re redefining how optical networks are managed and optimized through the development of a Physical Layer Digital Twin (DT)—a core component for enabling software-defined, data-driven network control. 🔬 What is a Digital Twin in Optical Networks?A...
TAPI Telemetry in Action with ALLEGRO
🔧 Driving Real-Time Network Intelligence with Open StandardsPart of the ALLEGRO Project The ALLEGRO streaming telemetry platform is taking a major step forward by integrating with the TAPI telemetry framework, enabling real-time observability and automation in optical...
Advancing Network Telemetry with Interoperable Envelope Encoding
🔍 Part of the ALLEGRO Project To support a diverse ecosystem of network elements—ranging from TAPI telemetry and transponders to EDFAs and ROADMs—the ALLEGRO project proposes a flexible, scalable, and interoperable envelope encoding strategy for telemetry data...
Seamless Integration at the Core – ALLEGRO’s Unified Monitoring & Telemetry Platform
At the heart of the ALLEGRO intelligent optical platform lies a powerful unified monitoring and telemetry system—a central enabler of smart, adaptive networking. This platform is not a standalone component. It interacts dynamically with other ALLEGRO functions, most...
Joint Communications and Sensing in Smart Cities – ALLEGRO Project Spotlight
In the ALLEGRO project, we’re advancing the frontier of smart city infrastructure by unifying communication and sensing over existing fibre-optic networks. Traditionally used for high-speed optical connectivity, these fibres are now being reimagined as a dense urban...