Tu03: Advanced Optical Networks: Devices, Architectures and Protocols
Duration: Full Day (Monday, Nov 29)

Instructor:
Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos, University of Oklahoma at Tulsa, USA
Djafar K. Mynbaev, City University of New York, USA

Abstract:
Optical networks have become the main transport "facilities" for all telecommunications traffic. The concentrated effort to increase the network transport capability culminated with the advent of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technology, both dense and coarse. This was enabled by the development of new optical and photonic devices and systems, such as optical add/drop multiplexers (OADMs), optical cross-connects (OXCs) and optical amplifiers. To respond to the needs of a communications network that supports both synchronous and asynchronous traffic, new network topologies and protocols have been developed. This tutorial provides a thorough overview of the current and next generation optical networks and their components. We start with discussion of passive and active devices and subsystems that make up the physical layer of the optical networks. All the devices and subsystems are discussed in accord with the following format: function of the unit, principles of operation and comparison of the existing types, problems encountered and existing solutions. We also consider (in problem-solution format) how the specific requirements of various types of optical networks are met by the characteristics of their individual components and subsystems. Our discussion concludes with a consideration of the typical characteristics of commercially available devices and subsystems and the future trends in their developments. This discussion also considers transmission engineering problems. After reviewing the physical level, we turn our discussion to optical networks, including topologies, architectures, routing, protocols, and survivability issues. We also focus on trends in the building of the next-generation optical networks. We include a close consideration of optical access networks, both enterprise and residential. In other words, the tutorial covers both the technological and networking aspects of the optical networks. In our discussion, we pay special attention to the latest trends in the design of systems and networks and we identify new opportunities that link the network management layer with the physical (component) layer. Attendees of this tutorial will be able to follow the advanced technical sessions of this conference. This is a full-day tutorial. There are no prerequisites.

Instructor Bios:
Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos is currently the Williams Professor in Telecommunications Networking at the TCom graduate program of the University of Oklahoma at Tulsa. He is also principle consultant of PhotonExperts, a consulting company on optical communications networks, systems and technology. Formerly and for 22 years he defined, led and managed research and development teams in Bell Laboratories, in the areas of DWDM optical networking, SONET and ATM, Cross-connect, Switching, Transmission and Access, as well as components for telecommunications. For his contributions, he has received the company's President's Award and several awards of Excellence. He holds 16 patents relating to communications and he has published widely. He is the author of "Next Generation SONET/SDH: Voice and Data", "DWDM: Networks, Systems and Components", "Introduction to DWDM Technology", "Fault Detectability in DWDM", "Understanding SONET/SDH and ATM", and "Understanding Neural Networks and Fuzzy logic". His books have wide circulation in India and China where they have been translated in Chinese. Dr Kartalopoulos is a senior member of IEEE.

DJAFAR K. MYNBAEV joined the City University of New York in 1996, where he is a professor and director of Telecommunications program at New York City College of Technology. Prior to this assignment, he worked for Bellcore (Bell Communication Research), where he performed research in the area of broadband access networks, specifically on digital subscriber line (DSL) technology. He has also taught electrical engineering courses at the New York Institute of Technology and physics at Fordham University. Before coming to the United States in 1991, he worked for more than twenty years for industrial, research, and academic institutions in the former Soviet Union. In the USA, he continues his collaboration with industry by doing consulting work for telecommunications companies. He also publishes papers and delivers presentations at international and national conferences. He holds 26 patents and has published more than 90 technical papers. His book (with Lowell L. Scheiner), Fiber-Optic Communications Technology, published by Prentice Hall in 2001, has enjoyed wide acceptance around the world. The book was reprinted for North Asia in 2002 and was translated into Chinese in 2003, which stressed how much the book was valued in the most rapidly growing optical-communication markets. As an educator and an expert, Dr. Mynbaev regularly delivers tutorials on optical networking at national and international conferences and workshops.