Optical Communication Networks
OPTI 8222/6222
Fall 2004
Instructors : Drs. Yasin Raja & Pat Moyer
Office: 104 Burson / 140 Burson
Phone: (704) 687-2826 / (704) 687-2520
E-Mail: raja@uncc.edu / pjmoyer@email.uncc.edu
Class Room: 116 Burson /
Class Time: 10:0 am - 10:50am, Mon, Wed, & Fri
Pre-Requisite: Prerequisite: OPTI 6221/8221 or graduate standing in ECE, CS, or IT or instructor’s approval.
Syllabus: See Appendix
Text: “Principles & Applications of Optical Communications” by Max Ming-Kang Liu.
Published by Irwin, Inc., Boston (1996)
Reference Books: 1. “Optical Fiber Telecommunications IV B” I.P. Kaminow / T. Li, Published by Academic Press (2002), 2. “Optical Communications Networks” , Biswanath Mukerjee, Published by McGraw-Hill (1997), 3. “Understanding Fiber Optics” Jeff Hecht, 4th Ed. Published by Prentice Hall (2001).
Grading: Grades will be determined on the basis of scores made on the assignments, mid-term, final exam, and presentation / report on selected topics.
Typical grade-distribution.
Mid-term Exam: 25%
Assignments 30%
Presentation/Report 20%
Final Exam: 25%
Class Notes and Resource Material
Lecture 1-3 OTN_ITU-T
Lecture 4-6 Network_Projects Assign
Lecture 7-9 SONET_Telcom Standard
Lecture 19-21
Have a Nice Fall !
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Appendix:
Optical Networks
OPTI 6222/8222. Optical Communication Networks. (3) Prerequisite: OPTI 6221 or graduate standing in ECE, CS, or IT. Optical signal coding, multiplexing and de-multiplexing. Time-domain medium access (TDM (SONET) and TDMA), wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM and WDMA). Optical networks, add-drop multiplexing (OADM), switching and routing technologies, Dispersion management. Optical clock and timing recovery. Optical amplification, wavelength conversion, transport, and network architecture & protocols. Broadband triple-play concepts. Optical Access, metro and long-haul network topologies. All-optical networks. Three lecture hours per week. (Fall, Even Years)
The depth and details of certain topics may vary from the planned duration due to available actual time and pace of the material coverage.
0. Recap: Review (Topics in Optical Comm e.g. Optical devices, signal
processing, Point-to-point optical links, fibers, active and passive components).
1. Overview: Definitions & Terminology, Current markets, Bandwidth demand,
Examples and future trends. Advance in Communication Systems
2. Elements of optical networks
· Transceivers
· Fibers (capacity and issues)
· Optical Switches and Routers
3. Optical signal coding
· Multiplexing Technologies
· Categories of Optical networks
4. SONET/SDH
·TDM (Time-Domain Multiplexing and SONET Standards)
· Architecture
· SONET Frame / Bit Synchronization
· Backbone Legacy Networks
5. WDM/DWDM
· Wavelength-Domain Multiplexing
· Point to Point Links
· Optical ADM
·<>
· Role of Optical Amplifiers in DWDM
· Photonic Switching / routing (Packet? & l-routing)
· Wavelength Conversion
· Sub-carrier Multiplexing
6 &7. Optical Networks Architecture & Management
· Geographical perspective
· Access, metro, and long-haul network topologies
· Technology and Service perspective
· Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) Issues in OC-192 and OC 768
· Protocols and Network Management (GMPLS)
Topics/Titles Tentative Dates
0. Recap OptiComm I: Review YOURSELF ASAP
1. Overview Aug. 23
2. Elements of optical networks 25-27
3. Optical signal coding Sept. 01-06
4. SONET / SDH 08-29
5.i WDM/ DWDM -I Oct. 01-08, 13
5. ii WDM/ DWDM -II Oct. 18-22
6. Optical Networks Architecture Oct. 25- Nov. 12
7. Optical Networks Management Nov. 15- Nov. 22
Thanksgiving break- No classes November 24-27
8. Special Topics (Presentations) Nov. 29- Dec. 08
Final Exam ----------------- Friday Dec. 17
(8:00-11:00 am)