Optical Network Control: Architecture, Protocols, and Standards

Optical Network Control is the first expert guide and single-source reference for controlling and managing optical networks. This book fills the gap between optical network engineering and routing/signaling-helping both optical and IP professionals build networks that are more robust, flexible, manageable, and profitable. Coverage includes: *Designing networks to deliver a range of on-demand services from mission-critical, time-sensitive protected services to low-cost unprotected services *Network control and operations in WDM/DWDM and SONET/SDH environments *Control principles and features for evolving mesh-based optical networks and existing ring networks-with practical examples *Emerging, proposed, and future optical routing/signaling protocols and standards including GMPLS, ASON and Optical UNI *Optical network control planes: design, scenarios, interworking, and interactions with existing network management systems *Crucial IETF, ITU-T, OIF, ANSI, Bellcore, and industry information-brought together for the first time

GREG BERNSTEIN, chief consultant with Grotto Networking, served as Senior Technology Director for CIENA, supervising network control and management architectures. At Lightera Networks, he led the software development effort for a widely deployed optical switch, applying advanced signaling and routing techniques. He holds several optical networking patents.

BALA RAJAGOPALAN, Principal Architect at Tellium, has worked extensively on IP-centric control of optical networks and optical internetworking architectures. He has also researched IP and wireless data networks for AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bellcore, and NEC, and he has made significant contributions to IETF, ATM Forum, and Optical Interworking Forum standards.

DEBANJAN SAHA is a senior researcher at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. At IBM, Bell-Labs, and Tellium he designed and developed protocols for optical switches, IP routers, and Internet servers. He is one of the first developers of MPLS. All three authors are principal contributors to the IETF GMPLS standards.