The Communication Networks division (CND) aims at optimizing the network infrastructure end-to-end. This includes core, metro, and access, optical and wireless, transport and aggregation, fixed and mobile networks. Its research goes beyond fundamental and theoretical research, moving towards a more practical and experimental stage by developing complete simulation frameworks and testbeds with the goal of transferring the technology to industry, hence reaching higher technology readiness levels (TRLs).
CND has two departments:
People
 Josep Mangues - Head of Division |  José Núñez - Researcher |  Paolo Dini - Senior Researcher |  Nicola Baldo - Senior Researcher |
 Manuel Requena - Researcher |  Lorenza Giupponi - Senior Researcher |  Marco Miozzo - Researcher |  Jorge Baranda - Researcher |
 Biljana Bojovic - Research Assistant |  Jessica Moysen - Research Assistant |  Miquel Soriano - Senior Researcher |  Mohammed Osman -Research Assistant |
 Iñaki Pascual-Research Assistant |  Zoraze Ali - Research Assistant |  Laura Martín - Research Assistant |  Raül Muñoz - Senior Researcher |
 Ramon Casellas - Senior Researcher |  Ricardo Martínez - Senior Researcher |  Michela Svaluto - Senior Researcher |  Josep M. Fàbrega - Researcher |
 Francisco Javier Vílchez - Researcher |  Ricard Vilalta - Researcher |  Arturo Mayoral - Researcher |  Laia Nadal - Researcher |
 Gabriel Junyent - Senior Researcher |
Ongoing Projects
| 2014 SGR_1397 | FARO | |||||
| PROJECT: Research Group Communication Networks Division | PROJECT: Integrating control and transmission technologies for flexible, elastic and spectrum-efficient optical networks | |||||
| CODE: 2014 SGR_1397 | CODE: TEC2012-38119 | |||||
| DURATION: 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2016 | DURATION: 01/02/2013 - 31/01/2016 | |||||
| PROJECT MANAGER: Josep Mangues, Ph.D. | PROJECT MANAGER: Raül Muñoz, Ph.D. | |||||
| FUNDING: Autonomous Government of Catalonia (AGAUR). | BUDGET: 212.000 euros | |||||
| FUNDING: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) | ||||||
| 5g-crosshaul | COMBO | |||||
| PROJECT: 5g-crosshaul: The 5G Integrated fronthaul/backhaul | PROJECT: Convergence of fixed and Mobile BrOadband access/aggregation networks | |||||
| CODE: H2020-ICT-2014 | CODE: FP7-ICT-2011-8 | |||||
| DURATION: 01/07/2015 - 31/12/2017 | DURATION: 01/01/2013 - 30/06/2016 | |||||
| PROJECT MANAGER: Josep Mangues, Pd.D. | PROJECT MANAGER: Ricardo Martínez, Ph.D. | |||||
| BUDGET: 367.222 Euro | BUDGET: 290,872 euros | |||||
| FUNDING: European Commission | FUNDING: European Commission | |||||
| IDEALIST | STRAUSS | |||||
| PROJECT: Industry-Driven Elastic and Adaptive Lambda Infrastructure for Service and Transport Networks | PROJECT: Scalable and efficienT oRchestrAtion of Ethernet services Using Software-defined and flexible optical networkS | |||||
| CODE: FP7-ICT-317999 | DURATION: 01/06/2013 - 31/05/2016 | |||||
| DURATION: 01/11/2012 - 31/10/2015 | PROJECT MANAGER: Raül Muñóz, Ph.D. | |||||
| PROJECT MANAGER: Raül Muñoz, Ph.D. | BUDGET: 352.710 euros | |||||
| BUDGET: 638.677 euros | FUNDING: European Commission | |||||
| FUNDING: European Commission | ||||||
| Flex5Gware | NEWCOM# | |||||
| PROJECT: Efficient Hardware/Software and Platforms for 5G Network Elements and Devices | PROJECT: Network of Excellence in Wireless COMmunications # | |||||
| CODE: H2020-ICT-2014 | CODE: FP7-ICT-318306 | |||||
| DURATION: 01/07/2015 - 31/06/2017 | DURATION: 01/11/2012 - 31/10/2015 | |||||
| PROJECT MANAGER: Miquel Payaró, Pd.D. | PROJECT MANAGER: Carles Antón-Haro, Ph.D. | |||||
| BUDGET: 476.000 Euro | BUDGET: 285.551 euros | |||||
| FUNDING: European Commission | FUNDING: European Commission | |||||
| PACE | SANSA | |||||
| PROJECT: Element (PCE) Architectures: From Software Defined Concepts to Standards, Interoperability and Deployment | PROJECT: Shared Access Terrestrial-Satellite Backhaul Network enabled by Smart Antennas | |||||
| CODE: FP7-ICT-2013-11 | CODE: H2020-ICT-2014-1 | |||||
| DURATION: 01/11/2013 - 31/10/2015 | DURATION: 01/01/2015 - 31/01/2018 | |||||
| PROJECT MANAGER: Ramon Casellas, Ph.D. | PROJECT MANAGER: Ana Pérez-Neira, Ph.D. | |||||
| BUDGET: 73,061 euros | BUDGET: 550.335 euros | |||||
| FUNDING: European Commission | FUNDING: European Commission | |||||
| QSON | 5GNORM | |||||
| PROJECT: Quality of Service Aware Energy Efficient Self Organizing Future Cellular Networks | PROJECT: 5G Network Orchestration and Management | |||||
| DURATION: 01/02/2013-31/01/2016 | CODE: TEC2014-60491-R | |||||
| COMPANY: Qatar Mobile Innovation Centre (QMIC) | DURATION: 01/10/2015 - 01/10/2018 | |||||
| PROJECT MANAGER: Lorenza Giupponi, Ph.D. | PROJECT MANAGER: Josep Mangues, Ph.D. | |||||
| BUDGET: Confidential | BUDGET: 103.400 Euro | |||||
| FUNDING: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) | ||||||
| DUAL CR | ECrowd! | |||||
| PROJECT: Radio y red cognitivas mediante el uso dual de IEEE 802.11h en despliegues de coalición | PROJECT: Technical due diligence of the FTTH deployments in Centelles and Casserres | |||||
| DURATION: 20/11/2015 - 31/10/2017 | DURATION: 01/09/2015 - 31/12/2015 | |||||
| COMPANY: Ministry of Defense | COMPANY: Ecrowd | |||||
| PROJECT MANAGER: Lorenza Giupponi, Ph.D. | PROJECT MANAGER: Josep Mª Fàbrega, Ph.D. | |||||
| BUDGET: Confidential | BUDGET: Confidential | |||||
| WALAA | WALAA 2 | |||||
| PROJECT: WFA Licensed Assisted Access | PROJECT: WFA Licensed Assisted Access | |||||
| DURATION: 01/04/2015 - 01/06/2015 | DURATION: 01/8/2015 - 31/11/2015 | |||||
| COMPANY: WiFi Alliance | COMPANY: WiFi Alliance | |||||
| PROJECT MANAGER: Lorenza Giupponi, Ph.D. | PROJECT MANAGER: Lorenza Giupponi, Ph.D. | |||||
| BUDGET: Confidential | BUDGET: Confidential | |||||
