Optical Network

Optical Networks: Third Generation Transport Systems
By Uyless Black

In this book, leading telecom consultant Uyless Black presents an authoritative introduction to the emerging technologies driving the next communications revolution — from DWDM to Optical-over-IP to the Optical Link Management Protocol (OLMP). It overviews the technologies being developed and deployed for the third generation of digital carrier transport networks, examining, without getting overly technical, the role of optical fiber and optical routers in these networks, with particular emphasis on wave division multiplexing, alongside multiprotocol label switching and the new multiplexing hierarchies that support it. The introductory chapters review the fundamentals of optical fiber and second-generation technology as implemented in SONET and SDH, giving engineers new to the field a solid review of current fiber systems and signaling before building toward tomorrow's 3G advances. It's recognized as the first book to cover every key optical technology needed to build networks of unprecedented power, flexibility, and manageability.

Topics commonly covered include:

• Optical fiber fundamentals and characteristics
• SONET and SDH (second-generation transport)
• Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)
• Optical-over-IP and passive optical networks
• Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and GMPLS
• Automatically Switched Optical Networks (ASON)
• Optical Link Management Protocol (OLMP)
• Quality of Service (QoS) in optical networks

Key features:

• First book to comprehensively cover every major third-generation optical networking technology in one volume
• Detailed review of current fiber systems, signaling schemes, and SONET/SDH standards
• Strong coverage of MPLS's interworking role in optical core networks
• Written by a widely respected telecom consultant with direct experience serving major carriers, Nortel, and British Telecom
• Practical insight valuable to professionals actually building, deploying, or managing optical networks

Perfect for:

• Telecommunications and network engineering students studying optical transport systems
• Practicing engineers building, deploying, or managing optical networks
• Professionals needing to understand DWDM, MPLS, and next-generation optical architectures
• Anyone transitioning from second-generation (SONET/SDH) to third-generation optical network technologies

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