Optical Networks

Recommended Prerequisites

  Computer Networks; Communication Networks Engineering; Optical Communication Systems. 

Teaching Methods

40 hours of theoretical and practical lectures, 20 hours of practical and laboratorial sessions.

The laboratory sessions are dedicated to characterization of components and sub-systems for WDM networks, and computational assignments.

Evaluation: computational work – 20%; characterization of components and sub-systems – 20%; final exam – 60%. 

Learning Outcomes

Wide scope knowledge about the actual state of development of optical networks, with emphasis on the networks with routing in the wavelength domain (2nd generation) and switching in the optical layer (3rd generation), and about the methods used for planning and dimensioning optical networks.

After attending this curricular unit, the students should have acquired the scientific and technical knowledge required for the design and modeling of optical networks, and should be capable of understanding and following the scientific and technological development in this domain.  

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Optical layer and WDM network elements. OTN and clients of the optical layer. Control and management. Protection and restauration. Design of WDN networks (lightwave topology design, routing and wavelength assignment). Access networks. Switching in the optical layer. Design of the transmission layer and deployment issues.  

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 20.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 20.0%
Exam: 60.0%

Bibliography

Rajiv Ramaswami & Kumar N. Sivarajan, "Optical Networks - A Practical Perspective", Elsevier, 2010.

Biswanath Mukherjee, “Optical WDM Networks”, Springer, 2006.

Greg Bernstein, Bala Rajagopalan & Debanjan Saha, "Optical Network Control - Architecture, Protocols, and Standards", Pearson Education, Inc. (Addison-Wesley), 2004.