EC710

WDM Optical Networks     3-0-0-3

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  • To prepare the students understand the building blocks of optical network architecture.
  • To enable the students appreciate the different routing networks in the WDM technology.
  • To design optical network topology and routing to serve a defined application.

 

COURSE CONTENT

First  generation  optical  networks.  SONET/SDH.  Computer  interconnects.  Metropolitan  area  networks.Layered architecture.

WDM optical network evolution. Enabling technologies. WDM optical network architecture.Wavelength routed networks.

Wavelength routing networks. Optical layer. Node designs. Network design and operations. Routing and wavelength assignment.

Wavelength convertible networks, performance evaluation. Networks with sparse wavelength conversion. Converter placement and allocation problems.

Virtual topology design problem, light path routes, implementation in broadcast and select networks.

 

Text Books

1.   R.Ramaswami & K.N.Sivarajan, Optical Networks, A Practical Perspective (3/e), Elsevier,2010

2.   C.Sivaramamurthy & M.Gurusamy, WDM optical Networks, PHI, 2002.

3.   S. B. Morris, “Network Management, MIBs and MPLS: Principles, Design and Implementation”,

2003.

 

Reference Books

  1. K.M.Sivalingam & S.Subramanium, Optical WDM Networks- Principles & Practice, Kluwer Academic Publications, 2000.

  2. T.E.Stern & K.Bala, Multiwavelength Optical Networks- A Layered Approach, (1/e), Printice Hall 1999.​

  3. Biswanath Mukherjee, Optical WDM Networks, Springer 2006.

 

COURSE OUTCOMES

Students are able to

CO1: understand the structure of the first generation networks and SONET.

CO2: understand the salient features of WDM network architecture of the optical amplifiers

CO3: analyse various methods of optical nodal design and routing.

        CO4: compare the merits and demerits of various wavelength networks.

        CO5: design the virtual topology and routing for the select optical networks.