Optical networks : recent advances /

Optical Networks with terabits per second bandwith have received significant interest from both researchers and practitioners. This book captures a collection of research and survey papers presenting the most recent developments in this exciting area. Contributions are from active researchers and co...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ruan, Lu, Du, Dingzhu
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; Boston, MA : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2001]
Series:Network theory and applications ; v. 6.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Optical Networks with terabits per second bandwith have received significant interest from both researchers and practitioners. This book captures a collection of research and survey papers presenting the most recent developments in this exciting area. Contributions are from active researchers and cover a wide range of topics, including static and dynamic wavelength assignment algorithms, optimized wavelength converter allocation, traffic scheduling for QoS support, connection management, multicast routing, terabit packet switch architectures, multifiber networks, and multistage interconnection networks. The articles summarize the existing techniques, current developments and future directions as well as propose novel solutions to some important problems. Audience: The book is an ideal reference for researchers, engineers and students interested in optical networks to learn about current research activity and guide their own research.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 345 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781461302919 (electronic bk.)
1461302919 (electronic bk.)