Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective, 2/e

This fully updated and expanded second edition of Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective succeeds the first as the authoritative source for information on optical networking technologies and techniques. Written by two of the field's most respected individuals, it covers componentry and transmission in detail but also emphasizes the practical networking issues that affect organizations as they evaluate, deploy, or develop optical solutions.  
 
 
This book captures all the hard-to-find information on architecture, control and management, and other communications topics that will affect you every step of the way-from planning to decision-making to implementation to ongoing maintenance. If your goal is to thoroughly understand practical optical networks, this book should be your first and foremost resource.

Contents

Foreword  
Foreword to the First Edition  
Preface  
1 Introduction to Optical Networks  
 
I Technology  
 
2 Propagation of Signals in Optical Fiber  
3 Components  
4 Modulation and Demodulation  
5 Transmission System Engineering  
 
II Networks  
 
6 Client Layers of the Optical Layer  
7 WDM Network Elements  
8 WDM Network Design  
9 ControlandManagement  
10 NetworkSurvivability  
11 Access Networks  
12 Photonic Packet Switching  
13 Deployment Considerations  
 
A Acronyms  
B Symbols and Parameters  
C Standards  
D Wave Equations  
E Pulse Propagation in Optical Fiber  
F Nonlinear Polarization  
G Multilayer Thin-Film Filters  
H Random Variables and Processes  
I Receiver Noise Statistics  
Bibliography  
Index