Optical Networking with WDM
Published on 1. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-07-137341-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book explains optical networking technology, beginning with the reasons for an explosion of rollouts in optical switching and core components, then walking the reader through the vision of an all-optical networking (AON) environment to be constructed over the next few years. For those already in the throes of a deployment, Fatehi offers indepth explanations of the three key enablers: amplifiers, cross-connects, and wavelength changers. He next analyzes application domains and suggests how each maps best to technology requirements and timetables. In part 3 he offers an informed perspective on optical networking directions based on both technology and market drivers.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
125ill.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 191 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-137341-8 (9780071373418)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Mohammad T. Fatehi (Middletown NJ) is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Lucent's Optical Networking Group. He hold several patents for enabling technologies that contributed directly to the early adoption of optical networking in the industry. Mark R. Wilson (Allentown, PA) is Director of Applications Planning & Engineering for the Optical Networking group (Holmdel NJ and North Andover MA), where he oversees the performance and economics analysis of transport in carrier-class public networks. He has designed networks for numerous service providers.
Content
Pt. I Introduction to Optical Networking; Motivators: The changing traffic mix for convergence applications; Trends in transport; Economics; Risk management; Protocol transparency; Definers: Optical network elements; Types of traffic; Point-to-point transport networks; Complex topologies for intelligence, add/drop, restoration, and performance monitoring; Vision: The new networking layers; The multiplexing space; DWDM amplifier-based transport; Enablers: Optical amplifiers; Laser improvements; Passive components; Improved cost/benefit ration; Network Elements: Optical add/drop muliplexers (OADM); Optical cross-connect; Wavelength changers; Evolutionary Stages: WDM point-to-point transport; Fixed WDM/multipoint network; Optical cross-connect reconfigurable multipoint networks; Pt. II Application Domains; Core Long-Haul; Span and reach; Near-term environments; Metropolitan Inter-Office (IOF) Networking; Span and reach; Benefits over SONET architecture; Metropolitan Business Access; Span and reach; IOF versus access schemes; Access requirements; Pt. III Optical Networking Directions; End-to-End Signal Tracking and Monitoring; Supervisory Channel Termination Method with OADM; Wave Wrappers for Optical Layer Protection and Restoration; Maintenance Overhead Methods and Tone Changers (feed forward/feedback); AllWave Fiber (specral loss without water peak); Potential Bandwidth: Dispersion Considerations; Potential Bandwidth: Loss Limitations; TeraHerz Optical Networking; Appendix An Example: Metro WDM Path-in-Design