Physical Layer Aware Networking Laboratory (PLANETLab)

The lab fosters open and intelligent optical networking through modeling, simulation, and optimization of fiber communication systems. It develops physical layer–aware and AI-driven control for proactive network operation and sensing. Through digital twin technologies, based on the open-source GNPy project, it enables physics informed and data-driven network design and management. Our research also explores quantum–classical coexistence and the use of optical fibers as distributed sensors for environmental and security monitoring.

Keywords: Optical Communications, Optical Networking, Physical Layer Aware Networking, Digital Twins, AI&ML, Sensing, Simulation

Contact e-mail: det.PLANETLab@polito.it 

Position: Polito Maps

Research topics:

• Multi-band Optical Communications and Networking: modeling, simulation, optimization
• Open Optical Networking: path computation, control
• Physical Layer Aware Networking
• Digital Twins: open source GNPy project
• AI: use for proactive control and sensing
• Sensing: using the optical fiber networks as distributed sensors for network surveillance, earthquake early warning, anthropic events, etc
• Quantum/classical channels coexistence: modeling, simulation

Resources: https://planet.polito.it/home/