Topics
Chapter and section numbers refer to Rajiv Ramaswami and Kumar Sivarijan:
Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective, Second edition,
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers; ISBN: 1558606556.
| Subject | Reading |
| Introduction and basic concepts |
|
Optical network architecture |
Sections 1.1-1.4 |
Basic concepts and terminology |
Sections 1-5, 1.7 |
Historical perspective |
Section 1.8, class notes |
| Enabling technology |
|
Propagation of signals in optical fiber |
Chapter 2 |
Optical components and WDM network elements |
Chapters 3 and 7 |
Modulation and demodulation |
Chapter 4 |
Transmission system engineering |
Chapter 5 |
| Static multipoint networks |
|
Shared medium optical networks |
Handouts |
Multiplexing and multiple access schemes |
Handouts |
| Wavelength routed networks |
|
Routing and wavelength assignment |
Handouts, chapter 8 |
Static routing |
Handouts, section 8.4 |
Dynamic routing |
Handouts |
| Packet and burst switched networks |
|
Photonic packet switching |
Chapter 12 |
Optical burst switching |
Section 12.5, handout |
| Survivability: Protection and Restoration |
|
Basic concepts |
Section 10.1 |
Protection in SONET/SDH |
Section 10.2 |
Protection and restoration in mesh networks |
Sections 10.3- 10.6 |
| Current trends |
|
IP over WDM |
Handouts |
Control and management (GMPLS) |
Chapter 9, handouts, web resources |