Next Generation Intelligent Optical Networks From Access to Backbone /

• Main Author: Kartalopoulos, Stamatios V. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer organization.; Computer communication systems.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Computer Communication Networks.; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.

Next Generation Intelligent Optical Networks brings together two increasingly important topics: optical networks and network security. It provides a comprehensive treatment of the next generation optical network and a comprehensive treatment of cryptographic algorithms, the quantum optical network (...

Table of Contents:

• Communication Networks
• Digital Networks
• WDM Technology and Networks
• Next Generation SONET/SDH
• The Optical Transport Network
• Network Synchronization
• Network Performance
• Traffic Management and Control
• Network Protection and Fault Management
• Network Security
• Concluding Remarks.