The problem of designing a cost-efficient network that survives the failure of one or more nodes or edges of the network is critical to modern telecommunication

A whole new suite of how-to capabilities, theoretical understandings, and newideas to apply to network planning and design.

Volume 1 WDM and Photonic Networks will focus on recent developments in long-haul WDM and photonic networks and will include invited papers from key vendors and

As the increased demand for high-speed communication creates an interest in the development of optical networks, intelligent all optical networks have emerged a

This book takes a pragmatic approach to deploying state-of-the-art optical networking equipment in metro-core and backbone networks. The book is oriented toward