Design of Optical WDM Networks LAN, MAN and WAN Architectures
Lo, soul! seest thou not God's purpose from the first? The earth to be spann'd, connected by net-work From Passage to India! Walt Whitman, "Leaves of Grass", 1900. The Internet is growing at a tremendous rate today. New services, such as telephony and multimedia, are being added...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2001, 2001
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001 |
| Series: | The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Optical Networks and WDM
- 1.2 Focus of This Book
- 1.3 Book Outline
- 2. Optical Network Devices
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Optical Fiber
- 2.3 Optical Amplifiers
- 2.4 Switching Elements
- 2.5 Physical Layer Issues and Limitations
- 2.6 Conclusion
- I LAN/MAN Architectures
- 3. Optimizing Amplifier Placements: The Equally-Powered Wavelengths Case
- 4. Optimizing Amplifier Placements: The Unequally-Powered Wavelengths Case
- II WAN Architectures
- 5. Wavelength Conversion
- 6. Impact of Transmission Impairments
- 7. Conclusions
- Appendices
- Switch Model
- EDFA Model
- References