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Next Generation Optical Networks | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction to Carrier Network Architectures | |
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IP as Unifying Protocol Infrastructure | |
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The Traditional Carrier Network Architecture | |
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Next-Generation Carrier Networks | |
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Summary | |
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Recommended Reading | |
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Optical Networking Standardization | |
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Standardization Activities and Targets | |
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Activities of the T1 Committee and Its T1X1 Subcommittee | |
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Activities of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) | |
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Activities of the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) | |
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Activities of the IETF | |
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Summary | |
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Recommended Reading | |
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Optical Networking Technology Fundamentals | |
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Optical Transmission Technologies | |
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Optical Transmission Systems | |
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Data Transmission Technologies | |
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Network Survivability Principles | |
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Summary | |
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Recommended Reading | |
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Existing and Future Optical Control Planes | |
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Static IP Optical Overlay Model | |
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Static Optical Control Plane | |
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Restoration | |
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Dynamic IP Optical Overlay Control Plane | |
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Wavelength Routing Overlay Model | |
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Architecture and Elements | |
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Wavelength Routing Control Plane | |
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Lightpath Provisioning | |
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Wavelength Conversion | |
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Restoration | |
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Integrated IP Optical Peer Control Plane | |
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Applicability Considerations | |
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MPLmS Model | |
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Architecture and Elements | |
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MPLmS Control Plane | |
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Lightpath Provisioning | |
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Restoration | |
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Summary | |
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Recommended Reading | |
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Optical Networking Applications and Case Examples | |
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Optical End-to-End Networking Design Trends | |
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Metro Solutions | |
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Core Solutions | |
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Conclusions | |
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Case Example A: Next-Generation Storage Networks | |
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Case Example B: Next-Generation Internet Service Provider | |
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Case Example C: Next-Generation Carrier | |
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Summary | |
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Recommended Reading | |
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Glossary | |
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Notes | |
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Index | |
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Essential Guide to Optical Networks | |
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Introduction Seeing The Light | |
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Light—What's It All About? | |
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Here To There—Nuts and Bolts Of Transmission Systems | |
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Circuit vs. Packet Switching | |
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Fiber | |
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DWDM—Data On The Colors Of The Rainbow | |
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Amplifiers | |
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ADMS | |
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Optical Access | |
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Multi-Service Provisioning | |
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Optical Cross Connects | |
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Optical Switching | |
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Next-Generation Routing | |
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Service-Smart Switching | |
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System Comparison Matrix | |
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Glossary | |
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Additional Intended Elements | |