Optical Network New Services and Supporting Technologies

Author: Zhang Jie, Huang Shanguo, et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-11-07
Features: Focusing on business is an important direction for the development of next-generation optical networks. This book starts from the basic principles of optical networks and systematically introduces the latest achievements in new services, new applications, and supporting technologies in intelligent optical networks. First, it outlines the development history and evolution direction of optical networks and analyzes the principles of service provision in intelligent optical networks. Next, it elaborates on new services such as bandwidth-on-demand allocation and optical virtual private networks (OVPN), new applications such as optical storage area networks and streaming communication, as well as several supporting technologies for these new services and applications, including UNI, SLA, multicast, and QoS in optical networks. This book is suitable for technical personnel and management personnel engaged in telecommunications transmission, and can also serve as a reference for communication students and teachers in higher education institutions.