A comprehensive introduction to optical networking: current solutions and emerging breakthroughs The author presents an authoritative introduction to the emerging technologies that will drive the next communications revolution. From MPLS to Optical over IP to the new Optical Link Management Protocol (OLMP), Blacks expert explanations and practical insight will be invaluable to every professional building, deploying, or managing optical networks. Engineers new to the field will especially appreciate his review of current fiber systems, signaling, SONET/SDH standards and how these technologies lay the foundation for tomorrows 3G advances. Optical Networks: Third Generation Transport Systems is the first book to cover every key optical technolgy for building networks of unprecedented power, flexibility and managebility.
