Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EC6511 : Optical Communication and Networks { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Santos Kumar Das
Syllabus
Introduction: Optical Networking: Principles and Challenges. Enabling Technologies: Building Blocks. Local, Access, and Metro Networks. Single Hop Networks. Multihop Networks. Optical Access Networks. Optical Metro Networks. Wavelength-Routed (Wide-Area) Optical Networks. Routing and Wavelength Assignment. Elements of Virtual Topology Design. Virtual Topology: LP, Cost, Reconfiguration. Wavelength Conversion. Survivable WDM Networks. Light-Tree: Optical Multicasting. Traffic Grooming. Advanced Topics in Traffic Grooming. All-Optical Impairment-Aware Routing. Network Control and Management. Optical Packet Switching (OPS). Optical Burst Switching (OBS). Note. All the topics mentioned above are tentative. New topics may be added or existing topics may be deleted as required.
Course Objectives
- Explain different properties of optical fiber.
- Different techniques for Quality estimation of optical fiber communication.
- Explains details of network control and management.
Course Outcomes
1. Calculates the system bandwidth, noise, probability of error and maximum usable bit rate of a digital fiber system. <br />2. Calculates the system link loss, distortion and dynamic range of an RF photonic link. <br />3. Description of different routing and wavelength assignment techniques
Essential Reading
- Biswanath Mukherjee, Optical WDM Networks, Springer , 2006
- John M. Senior, Optical Fiber Communications: Principles and Practice, PHI , 2008
Supplementary Reading
- Rajiv Ramaswami and Kumar Sivarajan, Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective, Elsevier , 2001
- S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, PHI , 2002