High-Capacity Transport
Optical and packet transport technologies that carry large volumes of traffic across the backbone.
BCN LAB · OASIS LAB
BroadbandCoreNetworks
Exploring the backbone infrastructure that powers scalable and efficient data transmission across the network.
Who We Are
About BCN Lab
BCN Lab (Broadband Core Networks) is a laboratory under Oasis Lab dedicated to research on broadband core networks: the backbone infrastructure that carries data across the network at scale. Every digital service ultimately depends on this core to move traffic quickly, reliably, and efficiently between users, platforms, and data centers.
We explore how backbone networks are designed, engineered, and operated, covering high-capacity transport, IP routing and switching, traffic engineering, capacity planning, and network resilience. Our approach focuses on making the core scalable enough to grow with demand while remaining efficient in how it uses capacity, energy, and operational effort.
At BCN, research goes hand in hand with experimentation. Members build emulated network topologies, analyze traffic behavior, test routing and transport designs, and measure performance under different load and failure conditions. The results are studies, prototypes, and recommendations that can be applied to real backbone environments.
The laboratory is open to students, lecturers, and industry partners who want to collaborate, from joint research and final-project supervision to technical training and case studies based on real backbone network needs.
01
Backbone
Studying the high-capacity core that connects networks, platforms, and data centers.
02
Scalability
Designing cores that can grow smoothly with traffic demand and new services.
03
Efficiency
Making better use of capacity, energy, and operations across the network.
What We Study
Research Focus
IP Routing & Switching
Core routing architectures, protocols, and forwarding designs for fast and stable data paths.
Traffic Engineering
Steering and balancing traffic to use core capacity efficiently and avoid congestion.
Capacity Planning
Forecasting demand and dimensioning the core so it scales ahead of growth.
Resilience & Reliability
Fast recovery, redundancy, and protection mechanisms that keep the backbone available.
Network Telemetry & Analytics
Measuring and analyzing core traffic and performance to guide planning and operations.
How We Work
Lab Activities
- Research and scientific publications on broadband core networks
- Supervision of final projects, theses, and student projects
- Workshops and training on routing, transport, and core network design
- Topology emulation and traffic performance experiments
- Collaboration with industry and network operators
- Seminars, regular discussions, and internal research
Our Toolbox
Technologies & Tools
FRRoutingOpen vSwitchMininetGNS3OpenDaylightONOSiperf3WiresharkPrometheusGrafanaLinuxPython
Vision
To become a leading, collaborative research center for broadband core networks that supports scalable, efficient, and reliable data transmission.
Mission
- 01Conduct applied research on backbone and core network infrastructure.
- 02Develop talent through project-based learning and mentoring.
- 03Build collaboration with industry, operators, and the technology community.
- 04Produce studies, prototypes, and recommendations that can be applied in real networks.