Optical Networking Standards: A Comprehensive Guide for Professionals

Overview.- Overview.- Optical Transport Network Infrastructure.- Architecture of Transport Networks.- Interfaces for Optical Transport Networks.- Multiplex Structures of the Optical Transport Network.- Generic Framing Procedure (GFP).- Synchronization of Optical Networks.- Synchronization Architectures for SONET/SDH Systems and Networks.- Network Survivability.- Services Offered Over Transport Networks.- Metro Ethernet Overview and Architecture.- Ethernet Services Over Metro Ethernet Networks.- Ethernet Services Over Public Wan.- Ethernet Services Over MPLS Networks.- Metro Ethernet Circuit mulation Services.- Metro Ethernet Network Resiliency and Traffic Management.- Sonet Services for Storage Area Networks.- Control and Management of Transport Networks.- Architecting the Automatically Switched Transport Network.- Intra-Network Elements and Component-Centric Standards.- Intra-Network Elements Communication.- Itu Optical Interface Standards.- High-Speed Serial Interconnect.- Standards Development Process.- Standards Development Process.