Emerging Optical Network Technologies Architectures, Protocols and Performance /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sivalingam, Krishna M. (Editor), Subramaniam, Suresh (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer organization.; Computer communication systems.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Computer Science.; Computer Communication Networks.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.

Optical networks have moved from laboratory settings and theoretical research to real-world deployment and service-oriented explorations. New technologies such as Ethernet PON, traffic grooming, regional and metropolitan network architectures and optical packet switching are being explored, and the...