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Optical Networks

Course title: Optical Networks

Code: 3ФЕИТ10Л025

Number of credits (ECTS): 6

Weekly number of classes: 3+1+1+0

Prerequisite for enrollment of the subject: None

Course Goals (acquired competencies): The student will gain in-depth knowledge of the existing and forthcoming optical networking technologies and standards. The student will be capable of planning and designing modern optical networks by getting knowledge about the services that are realized through optical networks.

Total available number of classes: 180

Course Syllabus: Generations of optical networks, services, comparison of technologies (competitive technologies), WDM architectures. Optical level, development of optical networks. SDH, Next Generation SDH, 1/10/40/100 Gb Ethernet, Carrier Ethernet. MPLS / GMPLS. OTN - standard. OTN Framework structure. Design of WDM networks. WDM FTTH - fiber to the home. NG-PON, WDM-PON. Photonic packet switching, switching to optical packets and bursts. All optical networks. Case studies. Optimization of wavelengths, multilayer traffic optimization IP / MPLS / WDM. Techno-economic analysis.

Literature:

Required Literature

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1

Rajiv Ramaswami, Kumar Sivarajan, Galen Sasaki

Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective

Morgan Kaufmann

2010

2

Harry G. Perros

Connection-oriented Networks SONET/SDH, ATM, MPLS and Optical Networks

Wiley & Sons

2005

Additional Literature

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1

T.E.Stern, G.Ellinas, K. Bala

Multiwavelength Optical Networks, Architectures, Design, and Control

Cambridge University Press

2009