The Handbook of Optical Communication Networks

The Internet revolution. Once, the public was delighted with 14.4 modem access and fascinated by low-tech Web site content. But not for long. Technology has raced to keep up with users' calls for high-speed facilities and advanced applications. With the development of high-speed transmission media and the availability of high-speed hardware, we are fast approaching the day when a single communication network will support all communication activities-and that network will use optical fibers as its transmission media and optical switch/routers as its nodes. The Handbook of Optical Communication Networks presents comprehensive, up-to-date technical information on integrated, state-of-the-art optical networks. Beginning with an in-depth intoduction to the field, top international authorities explore every major aspect of optical networks, from basic concepts to research grade material. Their discussions cover all of the essential topics, including protocols, resource management, routing and wavelength assignment in WDM networks, connection management, survivability, enabling technologies, and future trends. To meet the remaining technical and implementation challenges of optical networks, present and future communications professionals need a convenient, one-stop source for the relevant fundamentals, technical details, and applications. The Handbook of Optical Communication Networks provides that information in a presentation that is structured for fast access, organized for optimum utility, and packed with the insights of true leaders in the field.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION AND OPTICAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES Overview of Optical Communication Networks: Current and Future Trends A. Gencata, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, N. Singhal, and B. Mukherjee, University of California, Davis, USA Evolution of Optical Networks Architecture M. Y. Raja and, University of North Carolina, USA Design Aspects of Optical Communications Networks K. Potharlanka, T. Antani, B. Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA, L. Sahasrabuddhe, and B. Mukherjee, University of California, Davis, USA Evolution to an Optical Broadband Services Network D. Benjamin, P. Green, and K. McGuinness, Nortel Networks, Canada PROTOCOLS FOR OPTICAL NETWORKS Multiprotocol Label Switching M. Sadiku, Prairie View A&M University, Texas, USA Dynamic Synchronous Transfer Mode M. Sadiku, Prairie View A&M University, Texas, USA A Survey of Fair Bandwidth Allocation for Muticast Over the Internet H. Yousefizadeh, A. Zilouchian, and M. Ilyas, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN OPTICAL NETWORKS Emerging Optical network Management I. Chlamtac, Univeristy of Texas, Dallas, USA, W.R. Franta, GATX Capital, California, USA, and J.P. Jue, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Optical Network Resource Management and Allocation D. Zhemin, and M. Hamdi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong Real-Time Provisioning of Optical Communication Networks C. Assi, City University of New York, USA, A. Shami,Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada, and M.A. Ali, City University of New York, USA ROUTING AND WAVELENGTH ASSIGNMENT IN WDM NETWORKS Routing and Wavelength Assignment with Multi-Granularity Traffic in Optical Networks P. Ho, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and H.T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Adaptive Routing and Wavelength Assignment in All-Optical Networks: The Role of Wavelength Conversion and Virtual Circuit Deflection E. A. Varvarigos, University of Patras, Greece, T. Varvarigou, and E. Verentziotis, National Technical University, Athens, Greece CONNECTION MANAGEMENT IN OPTICAL NETWORKS Connection Management in Wavelength Routed All Optical Networks Xiaohong Yuan, North Carolina A&T State University, USA A Novel Distributed Protocol for Path Selection in Dynamic Wavelength-Routed WDM Networks P. Ho, University of Waterloo, Ontario and H.T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Distributed Light-Path Control for Wavelength-Routed WDM Networks J. Zheng and H.T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada SURVIVABILITY IN OPTICAL NETWORKS Recent Advances in Dynamic Lightpath Restoration in WDM Mesh Networks C.V. Saradhi and C.S.R. Murthy, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India Restoration in Optical WDM Mesh Networks S. Das, and M. Gerla, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Shared Alternate-Path Protection with Multiple Criteria in All-Optical Wavelength-Routed WDM Networks B. Zhou, Queens University, Ontario, Canada and H.T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR OPTICAL NETWORKS Optical Transport Networks: A Physical Layer Perspective M.Y. Raja, University of North Carolina, NC, USA and M. Ilyas, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA Fiber Optic Sensors T. Iqbal, City of Riviera Beach, FL, USA Wavelength Converters M.A. Alhaider, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia