Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communication: Technology, Links, Applications and Manufacturing

The Handbook includes chapters on all the major industry standards, quick reference tables, helpful appendices, plus a new glossary and list of acronyms. This practical handbook can stand alone or as a companion volume to DeCusatis: Fiber Optic Data Communication: Technological Advances and Trends (February 2002, ISBN: 0-12-207892-6), which was developed in tandem with this book.

* Includes emerging technologies such as Infiniband, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and MPLS Optical Switching
* Describes leading edge commercial products, including LEAF and MetroCore fibers, dense wavelength multiplexing, and Small Form Factor transceiver packages
* Covers all major industry standards, often written by the same people who designed the standards themselves
* Includes an expanded listing of references on the World Wide Web, plus hard-to-find references for international, homologation, and type approval requirements
* Convenient tables of key optical datacom parameters and glossary with hundreds of definitions and acronyms
* Industry buzzwords explained, including SAN, NAS, and MAN networking
* Datacom market analysis and future projections from industry leading forecasters

The datacom industry is evolving very rapidly, and a host of new technologies, services, standards, and types of networks have been introduced since the first edition of the Handbook was published over 3 years ago. Building on the success of the first edition, this Handbook contains revisions and updates to all major chapters plus a new glossary and list of technical acronyms. This material has been contributed by experts from across the optoelectronics industry as well as leading experts from academia. The new glossary contains definitions for hundreds of technical terms and acronyms, making this a complete, self-contained reference source for all of your needs, whether for designing optical data communications equipment and networks or planning to deploy it as part of a fiber optic communications network. This information is useful both for engineers and scientists working in the field and for users of the technology who simply want to find the best solution for their datacom problems.


· Emerging technologies such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet and the latest revisions to other industry standards, complied by the same technical professionals who designed the standards themselves
· Expanded listing of references on the World Wide Web, plus hard-to-find references for international, homologation, and type approval requirements
· Convenient tables of distances, data rates, interfaces, and other key parameters for all the major datacom protocols, as well as a glossary with hundreds of definitions and acronyms
· Updated material on designing, testing, and servicing fiber optic networks