Title: Optical Networking Crash Course : The Marketplace, The Fundamentals, The Market Players Solutions Author: Steven Shepard ISBN: 0071372083 / 9780071372084 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 269 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 2001 Availability: In Stock
Description
Contents
Get the latest information on optical networking technologies, companies and trends.
Penetrate the facts behind the speculation on optical networking’s promise as a potential solution to skyrocketing Internet traffic. With Steve Shepard’s Optical Networking Crash Course, you’ll discover what’s what, who’s who, and how it all works together in the speed-of-light world of optical networking. From technologies, equipment, companies and competitors to nitty-gritty issues such as security, signal sinks, backhoe fade, add-drop mix and much, much more, this state-of-the-art guide is a must-read if you want to :
• Compare optical and other strategies such as cable, DSL, and LMDS
• Understand optical technology means, methods, potentials, and constraints
• Learn what DWDM (Dense Wave Division Multiplexing) is and why it could change everything
• Get straight answers on optical transport issues, routing, switching and more.
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
Overall Design
Part 1 : The Optical Networking Marketplace Chapter 1 : Toward a New Network Model Chapter 2 : A Corollary : The Data Network Chapter 3 : The Local Service Provider’s Response Chapter 4 : Service Regions of the Optical Network Chapter 5 : The Optical Networking Applications Set Chapter 6 : A Brief History of the Network Chapter 7 : The Traditional Digital Hierarchy Chapter 8 : The Birth of Optical Networking : SONET and SDH Chapter 9 : Switching and Routing Chapter 10 : The Service Provider’s World : Back to Switching and Routing Chapter 11 : Ring Architectures in the Optical Domain Chapter 12 : Amplification and Regeneration Chapter 13 : Summary
Part 2 : From Copper to Glass Chapter 14 : Overview of Optical Technology Chapter 15 : Total Internal Reflection Chapter 16 : Later Developments in Optical Transmission Chapter 17 : Fundamentals of Optical Networking Chapter 18 : Optical Sources Chapter 19 : Optical Fiber Chapter 20 : Optical Fiber Chapter 21 : Putting It All Together Chapter 22 : Fiber Nonlinearities Chapter 23 : Intermodulation Effects Chapter 24 : Scattering Problems Chapter 25 : An Aside : Optical Amplification Chapter 26 : Pulling It all Together Chapter 27 : Optical Receivers Chapter 28 : Photodetector Types Chapter 29 : Optical Fiber Chapter 30 : Multimode Fiber Chapter 31 : Single-Mode Fiber Chapter 32 : Why Do We Care? Chapter 33 : Summary
Part 4 : Solutions and Applications Chapter 46 : The Optical Hierarchy of Motivation Chapter 47 : Players in the Network Game Chapter 48 : Reinventing the Network Chapter 49 : Toward a New Network Paradigm Chapter 50 : Why the Evolution? Chapter 51 : The Evolving IP Protocol Model Chapter 52 : IP’s Promise Chapter 53 : Protocol Assemblies : Putting It Together Chapter 54 : One More Time : Putting It All Together Chapter 55 : The Future
Glossary
Bibliography
Common Industry Acronyms
Index
About the Author