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Optical Networks: Advances and Architectures
Format: Softcover, 336 pages
ISBN: 1-931695-07-5
Price:
$495
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OVERVIEW
Today, the emergence of an all-optical network (AON) is more likely than ever—indeed, the exploding demand for bandwidth, driven by emerging technologies and applications, makes the development of an end-to-end, fiber-rich network an inevitability. The AON is coming, and the telecom industry must decide how it is going to manage the transition in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
The transition will be smooth if industry leaders choose the correct routes, architectures, and infrastructures along the way—both as short-term solutions in an optical-electrical-optical environment and as a framework for the long term. Companies must examine the different qualities and types of service enabled by different infrastructural configurations and then decide which services to offer over those infrastructures, knowing those systems will be in a developmental flux for the next decade.
Because companies must still be able to turn a profit, such a fluid environment requires flexible, innovative approaches to network management. How successful companies are in maintaining revenues while introducing new approaches to network development and management will determine the success of the transition to the AON.
To help network operators take full advantage of optical-networking technology, the International Engineering Consortium is pleased to present Optical Networks: Advances and Architectures. This in-depth resource is designed to help readers understand the very latest optical developments, technologies, architectures, and market trends driving the next-generation network. With its range of perspectives on the promise of an AON, Optical Networks: Advances and Architectures is a critical resource for any communications company hoping to tackle today's optical networking challenges.