Design and Engineering of Wdm Systems and Networks

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Modeling, Simulation, Design and Engineering of WDM Systems and Networks: An Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Computer Modeling of Transport Layer Effects....Pages 13-61
State-of-the-Art in Device and Network Element Level Modeling....Pages 63-97
Semianalytical Models for Network Performance Evaluation....Pages 99-188
Commercial Optical Communication Software Simulation Tools....Pages 189-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Optical Interconnects....Pages 235-300
Short Range (in-building) Systems and Networks: A Chance for Plastic Optical Fibers....Pages 301-323
WDM Phase-Modulated Millimeter-Wave Fiber Systems....Pages 325-335
Fiber to the Home Through Passive Optical Networks....Pages 337-372
Coherent Optical Communication Systems....Pages 373-417
Design Process for Terrestrial and Undersea DWDM Network Upgrades....Pages 419-439
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Impairment-Aware Optical Networking: A Survey....Pages 443-479
Provisioning and Survivability in Multi-Domain Optical Networks....Pages 481-519
Future Directions in WDM Systems and Networks....Pages 521-532