{"product_id":"optical-networking-best-practices-handbook-hardback-9780471460527","title":"Optical Networking Best Practices Handbook (Hardback) 9780471460527","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOptical Networking Best Practices Handbook\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn R. Vacca (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471460527, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 December 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e512 pages, Drawings: 120 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e24.1 x 15.9 x 2.8 cm, 0.839 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"…a useful supplement to an advanced undergraduate or graduate curriculum…a helpful reference work for networking engineering professionals.\" (\u003ci\u003eComputing Reviews.com\u003c\/i\u003e, February 16, 2006)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOptical Networking Best Practices Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e presents optical networking in a very comprehensive way for nonengineers needing to understand the fundamentals of fiber, high-capacity, high-speed equipment and networks, and upcoming carrier services. The book provides a practical understanding of fiber optics as a physical medium, sorting out single-mode versus multi-mode and the crucial concept of Dense Wave-Division Multiplexing.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Optical Networking Fundamentals 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Fiber Optics: A Brief History in Time 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Distributed IP Routing 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Scalable Communications: Integrated Optical Networks 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Lightpath Establishment and Protection in Optical Networks 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Optical Network Design Using Computational Intelligence Techniques 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Distributed Optical Frame Synchronized Ring (doFSR) 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Summary and Conclusions 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Types of Optical Networking Technology 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Use of Digital Signal Processing 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Optical Signal Processing for Optical Packet Switching Networks 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Next-Generation Optical Networks as a Value Creation Platform 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Optical Network Research in the IST Program 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Optical Networking in Optical Computing 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Summary and Conclusions 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Optical Transmitters 78\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Long-Wavelength VCSELs 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Multiwavelength Lasers 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Summary and Conclusions 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Types of Optical Fiber 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Strands and Processes of Fiber Optics 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Fiber-Optic Cable Modes 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Optical Fiber Types 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Types of Cable Families 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Extending Performance 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Care, Productivity, and Choices 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Understanding Types of Optical Fiber 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Summary and Conclusions 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Carriers' Networks 108\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 The Carriers' Photonic Future 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Carriers' Optical Networking Revolution 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Flexible Metro Optical Networks 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Summary and Conclusions 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Passive Optical Components 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Optical Material Systems 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Summary and Conclusions 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Free-Space Optics 160\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Free-Space Optical Communication 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Corner-Cube Retroreflectors 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Free-Space Heterochronous Imaging Reception 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Secure Free-Space Optical Communication 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 The Minimization of Acquisition Time 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Summary and Conclusions 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Optical Formats: Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)\/ Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH), and Gigabit Ethernet 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Synchronous Optical Network 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Synchronous Digital Hierarchy 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Gigabit Ethernet 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Summary and Conclusions 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Wave Division Multiplexing 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Who Uses WDM? 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed Backbone Deployment 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 IP-Optical Integration 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 QoS Mechanisms 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Optical Access Network 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Multiple-Wavelength Sources 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Summary and Conclusions 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Basics of Optical Switching 263\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Optical Switches 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Motivation and Network Architectures 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Rapid Advances in Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Technology 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Switched Optical Backbone 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Optical MEMS 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Multistage Switching System 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Dynamic Multilayer Routing Schemes 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Summary and Conclusions 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Optical Packet Switching 318\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Design for Optical Networks 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Multistage Approaches to OPS: Node Architectures for OPS 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Summary and Conclusions 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Optical Network Configurations 326\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Optical Networking Configuration Flow-Through Provisioning 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Flow-Through Provisioning at Element Management Layer 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Flow-Through Circuit Provisioning in the Same Optical Network Domain 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Flow-Through Circuit Provisioning in Multiple Optical Network Domain 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Benefits of Flow-Through Provisioning 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Testing and Measuring Optical Networks 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Summary and Conclusions 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Developing Areas in Optical Networking 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Optical Wireless Networking High-Speed Integrated Transceivers 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Wavelength-Switching Subsystems 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Optical Storage Area Networks 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Optical Contacting 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Optical Automotive Systems 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Optical Computing 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Summary and Conclusions 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations 374\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Summary 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Conclusion 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Recommendations 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Optical Ethernet Enterprise Case Study 415\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.1 Customer Profile 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.2 Present Mode of Operation 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.3 Future Mode of Operation 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.4 Comparing the Alternatives 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.5 Summary and Conclusions 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 453\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Electronics%20\u0026amp;%20communications%20engineering%20%5BTJ%5D%22\"\u003eTJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Interscience","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52511566037272,"sku":"9780471460527","price":118.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471460527.jpg?v=1786604412","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/optical-networking-best-practices-handbook-hardback-9780471460527","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}