OPTICAL NETWORKS

Instructor: Dr. Ayşegül Yayımlı
Time: Wednesday, 13.30-16.20
Classroom: 5206

Announcements
- Midterm and presentation grades
- Term projects wil be in the form of a report. Your report should not exceed 10 pages. No presentations will be given.
There are two options for the term projects, please select one:
1. You can select a topic from the pool and write a report on the state-of-the-art on this topic: Term project topics. You should send the topic you choose by e-mail by December 16, 2016.
2. You can repeat an experimental result from a paper of your choice. You should send a half page summary of your project description by December 16, 2016.
Term project reports are due: January 9, 2017.

- The paper presentations are postponed to December 28, 2016.

- Paper pool announced. Please select a paper and send an e-mail to reserve. (Reservation is first-come first-serve based.)

- Midterm will be on December 7th, 2016.

Example exams:
Midterm 2005
Midterm 2006
Midterm 2007


Course Books
1. Optical WDM Networks, B. Mukherjee, 2006, Springer-Verlag, ISBN:0387290559
(e-book available through the ITU Library)
2. Optical Network Design and Planning, J. M. Simmons, 2nd Ed., 2014, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319-05227-4
(e-book available through the ITU Library)

Reference Books


Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective , R. Ramaswami, K. N. Sivarajan, Morgan-Kaufmann, 2002.
(Hardcover book available through the ITU Library)

Some Classical Papers to Read:

1. B. Mukherjee, WDM Optical Networks: Progress and Challenges, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1810-1824, Oct. 2000.
2. H. Zang, J. P. Jue, and B. Mukherjee, A Review of Routing and Wavelength Assignment Approaches for Wavelength-Routed Optical WDM Networks, SPIE/Baltzer Optical Networks Magazine (ONM) , vol. 1, no.1, pp. 47-60, Jan. 2000.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. K. Zhu and B. Mukherjee, Traffic Grooming in an Optical WDM Mesh Network, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications , vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 122-133, January 2002.

Course Material

Slides

Topics and related sections in the text book:

Topic	In Text Book
Introduction to Optical Networks	Ch. 1
Building Blocks	Ch. 2: 2.1 - 2.6
Optical Access Networks	Ch. 5: 5.1 - 5.4, Intro. of 5.5
Optical Metro Networks	Ch. 6: 6.1 - 6.4, 6.6.1 - 6.6.2
Routing and Wavelength Assignment	Ch. 7
Virtual Topology Design	Ch. 8
Virtual Topology Reconfiguration	Ch. 9
Survivable WDM Networks	Ch. 11: 11.1, 11.3
Traffic Grooming	Ch. 13: 13.1 - 13.2
Network Control and Management	Ch. 16
OPS/OBS	Ch. 17: 17.1-17.4, Ch.18: 18.1 - 18.2

 
Grading
Midterm: 30%
Paper presentation: 10%
Term Project: 30%
Final Exam: 30%

Paper presentation: Every student will present one paper from the paper pool provided. The students will prepare slides for a presentation of 20-30 min.-long,  and should be ready to answer related questions.

Term Project: A specific topic will be chosen by each student. The project will include a research on the topic, programming for simulations, testing, and a presentation. Besides the presentation, students will deliver a written report on their work.

The students are required to participate the class meetings regularly.


(*) First-come first-served