Core and Metro Networks (eBook)

Dr. Alexandros Stavdas currently fills the position of Associate Professor in the department of Telecommunications Science and Technology at the University of Peloponnese, Tripolis, Greece. Dr. Stavdas holds a B.Sc. in Physics (University of Athens), a M.Sc. in Optoelectronics and Laser Devices (Heriot-Watt University/St-Andrews University), a Ph.D. (University College of London) in the field of wavelength routed WDM networks. He is also heading the Optical Networking Group of NTUA. He is the author or co-author of over 50 journal publications and conference articles. He also served as Technical Program Committee Chairman and Member in a large number of conferences. Current interests include physical layer modeling of optical networks, ultra-high capacity end-to-end optical networks, OXC architectures, Optical Packet/Burst Switching and WDM access networks.

Preface

1 The Emerging Core and Metropolitan Networks

Andrea Di Giglio, Angel Ferreiro and Marco Schiano

1.1 Introduction

1.2 General Characteristics of Transport Network

1.3 Future Networks Challenges

1.4 New Transport Networks Architectures

1.5 Transport Networks Economics

Acronyms

References

2 The Advances in Control and Management for Transport
Networks

Dominique Verchere and Bela Berde

2.1 Drivers Towards More Uniform Management and Control
Networks

2.2 Control Plane as Main Enabler to Autonomic Network
Integration

2.3 Multilayer Interactions and Network Models

2.4 Evolution of Connection Services and Special Cases of
Optical Networks

2.5 Conclusion

References

3 Elements from Telecommunications Engineering

Chris Matrakidis, John Mitchell and Benn Thomsen

3.1 Digital Optical Communication Systems

3.2 Performance Estimation

References

4 Enabling Technologies

Stefano Santoni, Roberto Cigliutti, Massimo Giltrelli, Pasquale
Donadio,

Chris Matrakidis, Andrea Paparella, Tanya Politi, Marcello
Potenza,

Erwan Pincemin and Alexandros Stavdas

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Transmitters

4.3 Receiver

4.4 The Optical Fiber

4.5 Optical Amplifiers

4.6 Optical Filters and Multiplexers

References

5 Assessing Physical Layer Degradations

Andrew Lord, Marcello Potenza, Marco Forzati and Erwan
Pincemin

5.1 Introduction and Scope

5.2 Optical Power Budgets, Part I

5.3 System Bandwidth

5.4 Comments on Budgets for Nonlinear Effects and Optical
Transients

5.5 Semianalytical Models for Penalties

5.6 Translucent or Hybrid Networks

5.7 Appendix

References

6 Combating Physical Layer Degradations

Herbert Haunstein, Harald Rohde, Marco Forzati, Erwan
Pincemin,

Jonas Martensson, Anders DjupsjEURobacka and Tanya
Politi

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Dispersion-Compensating Components and Methods for CD and
PMD

6.3 Modulation Formats

6.4 Electronic Equalization of Optical Transmission
Impairments

6.5 FEC in Lightwave Systems

6.6 Appendix: Experimental Configuration and Measurement
Procedure for Evaluation and Comparison for Different Modulation
Formats for 40 Gbit/s Transmission

Acknowledgments

References

Dictionary of Optical Networking

Didier Colle, Chris Matrakidis and Josep Sol_e-Pareta

Acronyms

Index