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Project

Backplane Ottico per Apparati ICT di Alta Capacità

Code PON01_01209
Field/s Environment and Ecology
Description The backplane is the interconnecting back-bone of telecom and datacom apparata. It consists of a board, realized of a composite material, where the interconnections are embedded, so that different subsystems mutually interact by being all connected to the backplane. If the communication system is arranged in a shelf, the subsystems are cards hosted in parallel slots and plugged onto the backplane. The Project will explore the industrial feasibility of an optical backplane for communication network apparatuses supporting multiple transmissive technologies: TDM layer, Ethernet, MPLS and IP protocols. In this backplane, the interconnections are realized by optical fibres, which represents an innovation with respect to the traditional technologies based on copper wiring. Optical transmission improves electromagnetic compatibility, by avoiding crosstalk effects between neighbouring physical channels, and improves the energy efficiency of the interconnection. These features point to a reduction in absorbed power requirements for an optical backplane with respect to an electric one at same interconnection capacity. Moreover, an overall improvement in transmission capacity at the same physical dimensions and costs of the apparatus is expected. Historically, optical communications have been devoted to long-haul connections. Actually connection lengths in backplanes are of the order of one meter. It is the same trade-off between costs and performances, which in the past had hindered the deployment of optical backplanes, which now opens to the introduction of optics also on very short distances, pushed by the increased requirements in terms of low costs and consumption to guarantee the increased aggregate transmission capacity of actual telecomm and datacom systems. The Project will verify the feasibility of a completely passive backplane board, which just contains the optical interconnecting fibres without any active device or switch; the Project will also verify the feasibility, both technological and in terms of performances, of the optoelectronic cards to be connected to the backplane, to configure the overall system. Backplane-to-card connections will be performed by innovative connectors, that will be designed and realized by the Project, while maximizing the compatibility with existing standards. Backplane samples will be validated in performances, but also analysed in view of reliability and industrial production. For this, the optical backplanes will be specifically designed and implemented by exploiting manufacturing technologies which are scalable to massive production. The feasibility study will also verify and set a technological threshold for the optical solution to be competitive, in terms of costs and performances, with respect to traditional solutions. This study will also include an analysis on the energy saving as derived by the use of the optical technology. This further expansion in the use of optical connections would open new paths for the evolution of transmission systems, both in term of transmission and switching capacity. In turn, this would positively affect communication networking, both at the single apparatus level and at a systemic level, by enabling innovative network topologies. The new backplane might become, indeed, the core for a new telecommunication network scalable structure, where operating costs could be directly derived from the size and capacity of the network. Moreover, a massive diffusion of the optical backplane technology would imply a reduction of the electro-magnetic emissions, as the electrical signals would propagate strictly limited to the card slots and would not be broadcasted by the backplane, so that also the overall required power supply is expected to decrease. Last but not least, this would imply a sensitive reduction in dissipated power, at the same transmission capacity, thus adding a contribution towards the so-called green photonics.
Total cost 4,693,160.63 euro
Public contribution
Total public contribution
3,348,679.41 euro

NOP R&C contribution
2,764,491.91 euro

PAC contribution
0.00 euro

Contribution from other funds
584,187.50 euro
Distribution Advancement of distribution in %
Total amount distributed
2,440,527.47 euro

NOP R&C distributed amount
2,263,847.72 euro

PAC distributed amount
0.00 euro

Amount distributed with other funds
176,679.75 euro

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Field/s – Indicates the field or fields in which the project has the most relevance. A project may have more than one field. For some projects it is not assigned. The field are the following 8: "Health and wellbeing", "Food", "Energy", "Environment and Ecology", "Transport and Logistics", "Cultural goods and activities", "Social Innovation" and "Smart Cities".

Description – Descriptive summary of project.

Total cost – Total cost of project.

Public contribution – Three elements are reported:

  • Total commitment – total amount admitted to financing, may include more than contribution to be valued on NOP R&C, also on other funds.
  • NOP R&C admitted contribution
  • PAC admitted contribution
  • Contribution with other funds

Distribution – The following elements are reported:

  • Total distributed amount – takes into account the distributed amount considering both NOP R&C distribution and other funds if provided for
  • NOP R&C distributed amount – amount distributed to financing of project to be valued on NOP R&C
  • PAC distributed amount – amount distributed to financing of project to be valued on PAC
  • Amount distributed with other funds – amount distributed to financing of project with other funds

The distributions refer to the date of last update indicated at top.

Type of beneficiary Public commitment for beneficiary
Large business 2
Public research organisation 1
Total Beneficiaries 3

SO.MA.CI.S.SpA

Tax File Number: 00164050429
Unique Project Code: B71H11000370005
Location of financial commitments: Puglia, Extra convergenza
Type: Large business

Presentation date 09/04/2010
Approval date 30/04/2015
Start of activity Expected date
01/10/2011
Effective date
01/10/2011
End of activity Expected date
30/05/2015
Effective date
-
Total cost 1,890,000.00 euro
Public contribution Total
1,148,250.00 euro
Eligible of NOP R&C
998,300.00 euro
Distribution Total
749,324.12 euro
Amount of NOP R&C
704,339.12 euro

Date of last distribution of NOP R&C
-

Compel Electronics S.p.A

Tax File Number: 08112150159
Unique Project Code: B41H11000430005
Location of financial commitments: Non disponibile
Type: Large business

Presentation date 09/04/2010
Approval date 30/04/2015
Start of activity Expected date
01/10/2011
Effective date
01/10/2011
End of activity Expected date
30/05/2015
Effective date
-
Total cost 833,160.63 euro
Public contribution Total
525,929.41 euro
Eligible of NOP R&C
229,944.41 euro
Distribution Total
251,180.10 euro
Amount of NOP R&C
160,961.10 euro

Date of last distribution of NOP R&C
-

CNR - Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche

Tax File Number: 80054330586
Unique Project Code: B31H11000670005
Location of financial commitments: Campania, Puglia, Extra convergenza
Type: Public research organisation

Presentation date 09/04/2010
Approval date 30/04/2015
Start of activity Expected date
01/10/2011
Effective date
01/10/2011
End of activity Expected date
30/05/2015
Effective date
-
Total cost 1,970,000.00 euro
Public contribution Total
1,674,500.00 euro
Eligible of NOP R&C
1,536,247.50 euro
Distribution Total
1,440,023.25 euro
Amount of NOP R&C
1,398,547.50 euro

Date of last distribution of NOP R&C
-
Axis - Operational objective I - Scientific and technological fields, generators of industry transformation processes and creators of new sectors (Go to )
Action Strategic scientific and technological areas
Action line Industrial Research (Go to)
Instrument of implementation Invitation to presentation of Industrial Research projects (DD 1/Ric 18/01/10)
NSF - objective Strengthen and evaluate the whole chain of research and cooperation networks between the research system and businesses, to contribute to competitiveness and economic growth; sustain maximum distribution and use of new technologies and advanced services; heighten level of scientific and technical knowledge and skills in the production system and in institutions
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