Overview

Optical networks, employing Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM) and wavelength routing, are believed to be the answer for the explosion in IP traffic and the emergence of real-time multimedia applications. These networks offer quantum leaps in transmission capacity as well as eliminate the electronic bottleneck in existing metropolitan and backbone networks. During the last decade, we witnessed a tremendous growth in the theoretical and experimental studies focusing on the cost-effective deployment of wavelength­ routed networks. The majority of these studies, however, assumed ideal behavior of optical devices. In this book, we argue that for the successful deployment of optical networks, design algorithms and network protocols must be extended to accommodate the non-ideal behavior of optical devices. These extensions should not only focus on maintaining acceptable signal quality (e.g., 12 maintaining BER above 10- ), but should also motivate the development of optimization algorithms and signaling protocols which take transmission impairments into consideration. In addition, the design of enabling technologies, such as optical cross-connects, should be transmission-efficient. This book is a comprehensive treatment of the impact of transmission impairments on the design and management of wavelength-routed networks. We start with transparent networks, focusing on power implications such as cross-connect design, device allocation problems, and management issues. In this all-optical model, we propose a design space based on reduction in overall cost and ease of network management. This design concept, motivates various switch architectures and different optimization problems.

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Author:   Maher Ali
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Volume:   637
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.379kg
ISBN:  

9781461355809

ISBN 10:   146135580
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   23 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Saturated Networks.- 1.2 Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks.- 1.3 Motivation.- 1.4 Summary of Results.- 1.5 Book Outline.- I Transparent Networks.- 2 Power-Efficient Design of Multicast Networks.- 3 The Splitter Placement Problem: The Static Case.- 4 The Splitter Placement Problem: The Dynamic Case.- 5 Routing and Wavelength Assignment with Power Considerations.- II Translucent Networks.- 6 Design of a Translucent Wide-Area Network.- 7 Management of Polarization-Mode Dispersion.- 8 Conclusions.- Further Research.- Appendices.- Tap and Continue (TaC) Cross-Connect.- Network Topologies.- Connection Establishment Algorithm.- Network Representation File Format.- Simulation Script.

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