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CSC/ECE 778: SYLLABUS

The information on this page pertains to the Summer 2008 sections (Sections 001 and 051) of CSC/ECE 778. The class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:50-5:05 in MRC 313.

 

Prerequisites

Students who wish to take this course must have completed a graduate level course in Computer Networks (CSC/ECE 570 or equivalent).

Students must also have good working knowledge of a high-level programming language such as C, C++, or JAVA. The programming projects can be challenging, hence good programming experience is required.

 

Objectives

This is a research-oriented course dealing with the principles and issues arising in the design of optical networks with WDM technology. We will study the architecture of WDM networks and related protocols, as they are today and as they are likely to evolve in the future. Emphasis will be placed on performance, internetworking, and transition strategies from today's technology to a future all-optical infrastructure. The project is designed to give you the opportunity for an in-depth study of a particular area, as well as to experiment with new research ideas and solutions.

At the conclusion of the course you should be able to:

  1. demonstrate understanding of the fundamental problems, tradeoffs, and design issues that arise in optical networking;
  2. identify and critically evaluate optical network technologies and solution approaches;
  3. understand the details of several particluar protocols, as example implementations of fundamental principles, and digest descriptions of specific protocols, extracting the salient concepts;
  4. implement or simulate complex protocols for optical networks;
  5. identify and employ appropriate tools for evaluating optical network performance; and
  6. engage in original research in the area of optical networks.

I encourage and expect you to participate actively in the learning process. In particular, I welcome your comments and questions as we cover material in class. One-way lectures quickly become boring, both for you and for me. By asking lots of questions your understanding of the material will be deepened significantly, and the course will be much more fun!

Outline

The course is logically divided in four parts.

Part I: Enabling Technologies. The first part introduces WDM and optical communication technologies:

Part II: Access, Local, and Metro Optical Networks. This part addresses technologies and protocols for optical networking at the edge, including:

Part III: Core Optical Networks. This part discusses a wide ramge of problems for wide-area optical networks, including:

Part IV: Frontiers. In his part we will study upcoming and future technologies, including

 

Textbook

Students are required to purchase the following textbook:

I also suggest the following books as reference:

I will also make available an extensive set of lecture slides.

 

Reading List

 
Other Recommended Books

[ST91] B. Saleh, M. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, Wiley, 1991

[G00] W. Goralski, SONET, McGraw-Hill, 2000

[DR00] B. Davie, Y. Rechter, MPLS Technology and Applications, Morgan Kaufmann, 2000

[CL99] D. Cunningham, W. Lane, Gigabit Ethernet Networking, MacMillan, 1999

[K96] U. Killat (Editor), Access to B-ISDN via PONs, Wiley-Taubner, 1996

 

Overview

[Brackett90] C. Brackett, "Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Networks: Principles and Applications." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 948-964, August 1990.

[Green91] P. Green, "The Future of Fiber-Optic Computer Networks?" IEEE Computer, vol. 24, no. 9, pp. 78-87, September 1991.

[Ramaswami93] R. Ramswami, "Multiwavelength Lightwave Networks for Computer Communication" IEEE Communications, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 78-88, February 1993.

[Brackett96] C. Brackett, "Is There an Emerging Consensus on WDM Networking?" IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 936-941, June 1996.

[Green96] P. Green, "Optical Networking Update." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 764-779, June 1996.

[B+97] M. Borella, J. Jue, D. Banerjee, B. Ramamurthy, B. Mukherjee, "Optical Components for WDM Lightwave Networks." Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 85, no. 8, pp. 1274-1307, August 1997.

[RM98] B. Ramamurthy, B. Mukherjee, "Wavelength Conversion in WDM Networking." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 1061-1073, September 1998.

[Mukherjee00] B. Mukherjee, "WDM Optical Networks: Progress and Challenges." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1810-1824, October 2000.

[LR01] K. Liu, J. Ryan, "All the Animals in the Zoo: The Expanding Menagerie of Optical Components." IEEE Communications, vol. 39, no. 7, pp. 110-115, July 2001.

[CLP02] P. B. Chu, S-S. Lee, S. Park, "MEMS: The Path to Large Optical Crossconnects." IEEE Communications, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 80-87, March 2002.

[D+02] P. De Dobbelaere, K. Falta, L. Fan, S. Gloeckner, S. Patra, "Digital MEMS for Optical Switching." IEEE Communications, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 88-95, March 2002.

 
Traffic Grooming

[G+98] O. Gerstel, P. Lin, G. Sasaki, "Wavelength Assignment in a WDM Ring to Minimize Cost of Embedded SONET Rings." In Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM, pp. 94-101, March 29-April 2, 1998, San Francisco, CA.

[BM00] R. Berry, E. Modiano, "Reducing Electronic Multiplexing Costs in SONET/WDM Rings with Dynamically Changing Traffic." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1961-1971, October 2000.

[W+00] P-J. Wan, G. Galinescu, L. Liu, P. Frieder, "Grooming of Arbitrary Traffic in SONET/WDM BLSRs." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1995-2003, October 2000.

[G+00] O. Gerstel, R. Ramswami, G. Sasaki, "Cost Effective Traffic Grooming in WDM Rings." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 618-630, October 2000.

[P+01] R. Patterson, E. Rolland, R. Barr, G. Ester (editors), "Special Issue on Telecommunications Grooming." Optical Networks, vol. 2, no. 3, May/June 2001.

[DR02a] R. Dutta, G. Rouskas, "On Optimal Traffic Grooming in WDM Rings." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 110-121, January 2002.

[ML01] E. Modiano, P. J. Lin, "Traffic Grooming in WDM Networks." IEEE Communications, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 124-129, July 2001.

[DR02b] R. Dutta, G. N. Rouskas, "Traffic Grooming in WDM Networks: Past and Future" IEEE Network, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 46-56, November/December 2002

 
Optical LANs


Surveys

[Mukherjee92a] B. Mukherjee, "WDM-Based Local Lightwave Networks Part I: Single-Hop Systems." IEEE Networks, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 12-27, May 1992.


[Mukherjee92b] B. Mukherjee, "WDM-Based Local Lightwave Networks Part II: Multihop Systems." IEEE Networks, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 20-32, July 1992.

 

Logical Topologies

[HK91] M. G. Hluchyj, M. J. Karol, "ShuffleNet: An Application of Generalized Perfect Shuffle to Multihop Lightwave Networks." IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 9, October 1991.

[LG92] B. Li, A. Ganz, "Virtual Topologies for WDM Star LANs - The Regular Structures Approach." In Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM, 1992.

[SR94] K. Sivarajan, R. Ramaswami, "Lightwave Networks Based on De Bruijn Graphs." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 2, no. 1, February 1994.

[I+95] J. Iness, S. Banerjee, B. Mukherjee, "GEMNET: A Generalized, Shuffle-Exchange-Based, Scalable, and Modular Multihop Network Based on WDM Lightwave Technology." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 470-476, August 1995.

 

Media Access Protocols

[C+90] M-S. Chen, N. R. Dono, R. Ramaswami, "A Media-Access Protocol for Packet-Switched Wavelength Division Multiaccess Metropolitan Area Networks." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 1048-1057, August 1990.

[H+93] P. A. Humblet, R. Ramaswami, K. Sivarajan, "An Efficient Communication Protocol for High-Speed Packet-Switched Multichannel Networks." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 568-578, May 1993.

[B+93] K. Bogineni, K. M. Sivalingam, P. W. Dowd, "Low-Complexity Multiple Access Protocols for Wavelength-Division Multiplexed Photonic Networks." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 590-604, May 1993.

[SR00] V. Sivaraman, G. N. Rouskas, "A Reservation Protocol for Broadcast WDM Networks and Stability Analysis." Computer Networks, vol. 32, pp. 211-227, 2000.

[WRSK03] I. M. White, M. S. Rogge, K. Shrikhande, L. Kazovsky, "A Summary of the HORNET Project: A Next-Generation Metropolitan Area Network." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 21, no. 9, pp. 1478-1494, November 2003.

[PS94] G. R. Pieris, G. Sasaki, "Scheduling Transmissions in WDM Broadcast-and-Select Networks." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 105-110, April 1994.

[BM96] M. Borella, B. Mukherjee, "Efficient Scheduling of Nonuniform Packet Traffic in a WDM/TDM Local Lightwave Network with Arbitrary Transceiver Tuning Latencies." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 923-934, June 1996.

[A+96] M. Azizoglu, R. A. Barry, A. Mokhtar, "Impact of Tuning Delay on the Performance of Bandwidth-Limited Optical Broadcast Networks with Uniform Traffic." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 935-944, June 1996.

[SW96] K. Sivalingam, J. Wang, "Media Access Protocols for WDM Networks with On-Line Scheduling." IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1278-1286, May/June 1996.

[C+96] H. Choi, H-A. Choi, M. Azizoglu, "Efficient Scheduling of Transmissions in Optical Broadcast Networks." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 913-920, December 1996.

[RS97] G. N. Rouskas, V. Sivaraman, "Packet Scheduling in Broadcast WDM Networks with Arbitrary Transceiver Tuning Latencies." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 359-370, June 1997.

 

Multicast

[JM97] J. Jue, B. Mukherjee, "The Advantages of Partitioning Multicast Transmissions in a Single-Hop Optical WDM Network." In Proceedings of IEEE ICC, pp. 427-431, 1997.

[TM97] S. Tridandapani, B. Mukherjee, "Channel Sharing in Multi-Hop WDM Lightwave Networks: Realization and Performance of Multicast Traffic." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 488-500, April 1997.

[RA97] G. N. Rouskas, M. H. Ammar, "Multi-Destination Communication Over Tunable-Receiver Single-Hop WDM Networks." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 501-511, April 1997.

[ORP97] Z. Ortiz, G. N. Rouskas, H. G. Perros, "Scheduling of Multicast Traffic in Tunable-Receiver WDM Networks with Non-Negligible Tuning Latencies." In Proceedings of ACM SIGCOMM, pp. 301-310, September 1997.

[Modiano99] E. Modiano, "Random Algorithms for Scheduling Multicast Traffic in WDM Broadcast-and-Select Networks." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 425-434, June 1999.

[TR00] D. Thaker, G. N. Rouskas, "Multi-Destination Communication in Broadcast WDM Networks: A Survey." Optical Networks, vol. 3, no. 1, January/February 2000.

[MSR03] M. Maier, M. Scheutzow, M. Reisslein, "The Arrayed-Waveguide Grating-Based Single-Hop WDM Network: An Architecture for Efficient Multicasting." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 21, no. 9, pp. 1414-1432, November 2003.

 

Reconfiguration

[LA91] J-F. Labourdette, A. Acampora, "Logically Rearrangeable Multihop Lightwave Networks." IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 1223-1230, August 1991.

[L+94] J-F. Labourdette, F. Hart, A. Acampora, "Branch-Exchange Sequences for Reconfiguration of Lightwave Networks." IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 42, no. 10, pp. 2822-2832, October 1994.

[Labourdette97] J-F. Labourdette, "Performance Impact of Partial Reconfiguration on Multihop Lightwave Networks." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 351-358, June 1997.

[BR98] I. Baldine, G. N. Rouskas, "Dynamic Load Balancing in Broadcast WDM Networks with Tuning Latencies." In Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM 1998, pp. 78-85, March 29-April 2, 1998, San Francisco, CA.

[NM00] A. Narula-Tam, E. Modiano, "Dynamic Load Balancing in WDM Packet Networks With and Without Wavelength Constraints." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1972-1979, October 2000.

[BR01] I. Baldine, G. N. Rouskas, "Traffic Adaptive WDM Networks: A Study of Reconfiguration Issues." IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 433-455, April 2001.

[SM01] B. Schein, E. Modiano, "Quantifying the Benefit of Configurability in Circuit-Switched WDM Ring Networks with Limited Ports Per Node." IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 821-829, June 2001.

 

Performance Analysis

[EM88] M. Eisenberg, N. Mehravari, "Performance of the Multichannel Multihop Lightwave Network Under Nonuniform Traffic." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 6, no. 7, pp. 1063-1078, August 1988.

[C+93] R. Chipalkatti, Z. Zhang, A. S. Acampora, "Protocols for Optical Star-Coupler Network Using WDM: Performance and Complexity Study." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 579-589, May 1993.

[J+96] J. Jue, M. Borella, B. Mukherjee, "Performance Analysis of the Rainbow WDM Optical Network Prototype." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 945-951, June 1996.

[M+98] M. W. McKinnon, G. N. Rouskas, H. G. Perros, "Performance Analysis of a Photonic Single-Hop ATM Switch Architecture with Tunable Transmitters and Fixed Frequency Receivers." Performance Evaluation, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 113-136, June 1998.

[SM98] L. H. Sahasrabuddhe, B. Mukherjee, "Probability Distribution of the Receiver Busy Time in a Multicasting Local Lightwave Network." Performance Evaluation, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 149-173, August 1998.

 

Wavelength Routing

Virtual Topology Design

[C+93] I. Chlamtac, A. Ganz, G. Karmi, "Lightnets: Topologies for High-Speed Optical Networks." IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 951-961, May/June 1993.

[M+93] M. A. Marsan, A. Bianco, E. Leonardi, F. Neri, "Topologies for Wavelength-Routing All-Optical Networks." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 534-546, October 1993.

[CB95] C. Chen, S. Banerjee, "Optical Switch Configuration and Lightpath Assignment in Wavelength Routing Multihop Lightwave Networks." In Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM, pp. 1300-1307, March 1995.

[ZA95] Z. Zhang, A. Acampora, "A Heuristic Wavelength Assignment Algorithm for Multihop WDM Networks With Wavelength Routing and Wavelength Re-Use." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 281-288, June 1995.

[BM96] D. Banerjee, B. Mukherjee, "A Practical Approach for Routing and Wavelength Assignemnt in Large Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 903-908, June 1996.

[M+96] B. Mukherjee, S. Ramamurthy, D. Banerjee, A. Mukherjee, "Some Principles for Designing a Wide-Area WDM Optical Network." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 684-696, October 1996.

[BM97] D. Banerjee, B. Mukherjee, "Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks: Linear Formulation, Resource Budgeting, and A Reconfiguration Study" In Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM, pp. 269-276, March 1997.

[BYC97] S. Banerjee, J. Yoo, C. Chen, "Design of Wavelength Routed Optical Networks for Packet Switched Traffic." IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 15, no. 9, pp. 1636-1646, September 1997.

[KS01] R. M. Krishnaswami, K. Sivarajan, "Design of Logical Topologies: A Linear Formulation for Wavelength Routed Optical Networks With No Wavelength Changers" IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 186-198, April 2001.

[AA99] M. Alanyali, E. Ayanoglu, "Provisioning Algorithms for WDM Optical Networks." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 767-778, October 1999.

[DR00] R. Dutta, G. N. Rouskas, "A Survey of Virtual Topology Design Algorithms for Wavelength Routed Optical Networks." Optical Networks, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 73-89, January 2000.

 

Call Blocking Performance

[C+92] I. Chlamtac, A. Ganz, G. Karmi, "Lightpath Communications: An Approach to High Bandwidth Optical WANs." IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 1171-1182, July 1992.

[Birman96] A. Birman, "Computing Approximate Blocking Probabilities for A Class of All-Optical Networks." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 852-857, June 1996.

[BH96] R. A. Barry, P. A. Humblet, "Models of Blocking Probability in All-Optical Networks With and Without Wavelength Changers." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 858-867, June 1996.

[S+97] S. Subramaniam, M. Azizoglu, A. Somani, "A Performance Model for Wavelength Conversion with Non-Poisson Traffic." In Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM, pp. 500-507, April 1997.

[LS00] L. Li, A. Somani, "A New Analytical Model for Multifiber WDM Networks." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 2138-2145, October 2000.

[Z+00c] Y. Zhu, G. N. Rouskas, H. G. Perros, "A Path Decomposition Approach for Computing Blocking Probabilities in Wavelength Routed Networks." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 747-762, December 2000.

[R+01] S. Ramesh, G. N. Rouskas, H. G. Perros, "Computing Call Blocking Probabilities in Multi-Class Wavelength Routed Networks." ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 87-103, April 2001.

 

Wavelength Conversion

[S+96] S. Subramaniam, M. Azizoglu, A. Somani, "All-Optical Networks with Sparse Wavelength Conversion." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 544-557, August 1996.

[SV98] V. Sharma, E. Varvarigos, "Limited Wavelength Translation in All-Optical WDM Mesh Networks." In Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM, pp. 893-901, March 29-April 2, 1998, San Francisco, CA.

[RS98] R. Ramaswami, G. Sasaki, "Multiwavelength Optical Networks with Limited Wavelength Conversion." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 744-754, December 1998.

[TS00] T. Tripathi, K. Sivarajan, "Computing Approximate Blocking Probabilities in Wavelength Routed All-Optical Networks with Limited-Range Wavelength Conversion." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 2123-2129, October 2000.

 

Routing and Wavelength Assignment

[RS95] R. Ramaswami, K. Sivarajan, "Routing and Wavelength Assignment in All-Optical Networks." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 489-500, October 1995.

[KA98] E. Karasan, E. Ayanoglu, "Effects of Wavelength Routing and Selection Algorithms on Wavelength Conversion Gain in WDM Optical Networks." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 186-196, April 1998.

[MA98] A. Mokhtar, M. Azizoglu, "Adaptive Wavelength Routing in All-Optical Networks." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 197-206, April 1998.

[G+99] O. Gerstel, G. Sasaki, S. Kutten, R. Ramaswami, "Worst-Case Analysis of Dynamic Wavelength Allocation in Optical Networks." IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 833-845, December 1999.

[Z+00a] H. Zang, J. Jue, B. Mukherjee, "A Review of Routing and Wavelength Assignment Approaches for Wavelength Routed Optical Networks." Optical Networks, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 47-60, January 2000.

[Z+00b] Y. Zhu, G. N. Rouskas, H. G. Perros, "A Comparison of Allocation Policies in Wavelength Routed Networks." Photonic Network Communications, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 265-293, August 2000.

[TS00] T. Lee, K. Lee, S. Park, "Optimal Routing and Wavelength Assignment in WDM Ring Networks." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 2146-2154, October 2000.

 

Multicast

[SA98] G. Sahin, M. Azizoglu, "Multicast Routing and Wavelength Assignment in Wide-Area Networks." In Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 3531, pp. 196-208, November 1998.

[SM99] L. H. Sahasrabuddhe, B. Mukherjee, "Light-Trees: Optical Multicasting for Improved Performance in Wavelength-Routed Networks." IEEE Communications, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 67-73, February 1999.

[Q+00] C. Qiao, X. Zhang, J. Wei, "Constrained Multicast Routing in WDM Networks with Sparse Light Splitting." IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 18, no. 12, pp. 1917-1927, December 2000.

[R+02] S. Ramesh, G. N. Rouskas, H. G. Perros, "Computing Call Blocking Probabilities in Multi-Class Wavelength Routed Networks with Multicast Calls." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 20, no. 1, January 2002.

 

IP over WDM

[Ghani00] N. Ghani, "Lambda-Labelling: A Framework for IP-Over-WDM Using MPLS." Optical Networks, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 45-58, April 2000.

[H+00] G. Hjalmtysson, J. Yates, S. Chaudhuri, A. Greenberg, "Smart Routers - Simple Optics: An Architecture for the Optical Internet." Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 18, no. 12, pp. 1880-1891, December 2000.

[SCT01] J. Strand, A. Chiu, R. Tkach, "Issues for Routing in the Optical Layer." IEEE Communications, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 81-87, February 2001.

[BRM01a] P. Bonenfant, A. Rodriguez-Moral, "Optical Data Networking." IEEE Communications, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 63-70, March 2001.

[AR01] D. Awduche, Y. Rekhter, "Multiprotocol Lambda Switching: Combining MPLS Traffic Engineering Control with Optical Crossconnects." IEEE Communications, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 111-116, March 2001.

[V+01] M. Veeraraghavan, R. Karri, T. Moors, M. Karol, R. Grobler, "Architectures and Protcols that Enable New Aplications in Optical Networks." IEEE Communications, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 118-127, March 2001.

[BRM01b] P. Bonenfant, A. Rodriguez-Moral, "Framing Techniques for IP Over Fiber." IEEE Network, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 12-18, July/August 2001.

[BMS01] G. Bernstein, E. Mannie, V. Sharma, "Framework for MPLS-Based Control of Optical SDH/SONET Networks." IEEE Network, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 28-35, July/August 2001.

[Z+01] Z. Zhang, J. Fu, D. Guo, L. Zhang, "Lightpath Routing for Intelligent Optical Networks." IEEE Network, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 28-35, July/August 2001.

[A+01] C. Assi, A. Ahami, M. Ali, R. Kurtz, D. Guo, "Optical Networking and Real-Time Provisioning: An Integrated Vision for the Next-Generation Internet." IEEE Network, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 36-45, July/August 2001.

[SR01] S. Segupta, R. Ramamurthy, "From Network Design to Dynamic Provisioning and Restoration in Optical Cross-Connect Mesh Networks: an Architectural and Algorithmic Overview." IEEE Network, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 46-54, July/August 2001.

 

Protection and Restoration

[MFB97] M. Medard, S. Finn, R. Barry, "A Novel Approach to Automatic Protection Switching Using Trees." In Proceedings of ICC, 1997.

[RM99] S. Ramamurthy, B. Mukherjee, "Survivable WDM Mesh Networks, Part I -- Protection." In Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM, pp. 744-741, March 1999, San Francisco, CA.

[GR00a] O. Gerstel, R. Ramaswami, "Optical Layer Survivability - A Service Perspective." IEEE Communications, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 104-113, March 2000.

[GR00b] O. Gerstel, R. Ramaswami, "Optical Layer Survivability - An Implementation Perspective." Journal of Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1885-1899, October 2000.

[EHS00] G. Ellinas, A. Hailemariam, T. Stern, "Protection Cycles in Mesh WDM Networks." Journal of Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1924-1937, October 2000.

[ZS00] D. Zhou, S. Subramaniam, "Survivability in Optical Networks." IEEE Network, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 16-23, November/December 2000.

[MS00] G. Mohan, C. Siva Ram Murthy, "Lightpath Restoration in WDM Optical Networks." IEEE Network, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 24-32, November/December 2000.

[FV00] A. Fumagalli, L. Valcarenghi, "IP Restoration vs. WDM Protection: Is There an Optimal Choice?" IEEE Network, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 34-41, November/December 2000.

[DY01] R. Doverspike, J. Yates, "Challenges for MPLS in Optical Network Restoration." IEEE Communications, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 89-96, February 2001.

 

Optical Burst and Packet Switching

[Turner99] J. Turner, "Terabit Burst Switching." Journal of High Speed Networks, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 3-16, January 1999.

[QY99] C. Qiao, M. Yoo, "Optical Burst Switching (OBS) - A New Paradigm for an Optical Internet." Journal of High Speed Networks, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 69-84, January 1999.

[YDM00] S. Yao, S. Dixit, B. Mukherjee, "Advances in Photonic Packet Switching: An Overview" IEEE Communications, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 84-94, February 2000.

[QY00] C. Qiao, M. Yoo, "Choices, features, and Issues in Optical Burst Switching" Optical Networks, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 36-44, April 2000.

[YQD00] M. Yoo, C. Qiao, S. Dixit, "QoS Performance of Optical Burst Switching in IP-Over-WDM Networks." Journal of Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 2062-2071, October 2000.

[WM00] J. Wei, R. McFarland, "Just-In-Time Signaling for WDM Optical Burst Networks." Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 18, no. 12, pp. 2019-2037, December 2000.

[XPR01] L. Xu, H. Perros, G. Rouskas, "Techniques for Optical Packet Switching and Optical Burst Switching." IEEE Communications, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 136-142, January 2001.

[YQD01] M. Yoo, C. Qiao, S. Dixit, "Optical Burst Switching for Service Differentiation in the Next-Generation Optical Internet." IEEE Communications, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 81-87, February 2001.

[O+01] M. O'Mahony, D. Simeonidou, D. Hunter, A. Tzanakaki, "The Aplication of Optical Packet Switching in Future Communication Networks." IEEE Communications, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 128-135, March 2001.

[J+01] A. Jourdan, D. Chiaroni, E. Dotaro, G. Eilenberger, F. Masetti, M. Renaud, "The Perspective of Optical Packet Switching in IP-Dominant Backbone and Metropolitan Networks." IEEE Communications, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 136-141, March 2001.

[Y+01] S. Yao, B. Yoo, B. Mukherjee, S. Dixit, "All-Optical Packet Switching for Metropolitan Area Networks: Opportunities and Challenges." IEEE Communications, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 142-148, March 2001.

[PPP03] G. I. Papadimitriou, C. Papazoglou, A. S. Pomportsis, "Optical Switching: Switch Fabrics, Techniques, and Architectures." Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 384-405, February 2003.

[RX04] G. Rouskas, L. Xu, "Optical Packet Switching." In K. Sivalignam and S. Subramaniam (editors), Optical WDM Networks: Past Lessons and Path Ahead, Kluwer, Norwell, Massachussetts, 2004.

 

Grading

Students are required to complete all assignments and show all work in order to receive full credit. The final grade will be determined using the following weights:

 

Three programming tasks (of equal weight)
45%
Homework assignments (of equal weight)
10%
Literature review and report
25%
Final exam (comprehensive, take-home)
20%

 

 

Policies

Attendance is not mandatory but strongly encouraged. Students are responsible for making up any course material they miss.

No hard copies of assignments or solutions will be handed out. New assignments and solutions will be announced in class and/or the course mailing list, and will be available on the course web page.

Students must submit their assignments as PDF or Word files using the submit facility. The deadline for submission is midnight (Eastern time) on the day due. Any deadline extensions are up to the discretion of the instructor, and will be announced to the whole class. Extensions may be provided to individual students under extenuating circumstances.

No late assignments will be accepted and no partial credit will be given for late assignments without a valid excuse.

Homework and projects are individual assignments and students are required to submit their own solutions. All students are bound by the University's academic integrity policies (refer to the relevant section below).

 

Important DATES

Students need to pay attention to the following important dates:

Teaching Assistant

Mohan Iyer is the TA for this course. Mohan is a PhD student with substantial experience in networking and optical networks in particular. His office is in Room 2240 of the EB-II building. His office hours are on Tuesdays from 2-3pm and on Thursdays from 4:30-5:30pm; or you may make an appointment outside his office hours by contacting him at mliyer@ncsu.edu.

Office HOURS

My office hours are from 5-6 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. I have an open door policy, so feel free to step in my office any time the door is open. Alternatively, we may arrange to meet outside my office hours at a time that is mutually convenient.

Academic Integrity

Students are required to respect the NC State academic integrity policies.