Optical Networks - Architectures and Protocols

ENCS6811

 

 

Instructor:

Chadi Assi, Room EV7.635

Voice: 848 2424 x 5799
email: assi@ciise.concordia.ca

              

Lectures: Wednesdays 14:45-17:30, room CL-238

 

Office hours: Tuesdays, 3pm-5pm 

 

Reference Books:

 

·        B. Mukherjee, “Optical WDM Networks” Springer, 2005, ISBN 0-387-29055-9

·        Rajiv Ramaswami and Kumar Sivarajan “Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective” October 15, 2001, Second Edition, The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking

·        Wayne D. Grover “Mesh-based Survivable Networks: Options and Strategies for Optical, MPLS, SONET and ATM Networking” Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2003

 

Marking Scheme:

 

Midterm1                       35%
Midterm2                       35%

Project                           30%

 

Outline

 

Class Notes 

 

   Week 1:  Introduction (pdf1) (pdf2)  

 

Optical Components for WDM Lightwave Networks,” Proceedings of the IEEE, August 1997

B. Mukherjee, “WDM Optical Networks: Progress and Challenges,” (Invited Paper), IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1810-1824, Oct. 2000.

 

Week 2:  SONET, Enabling Technologies, etc. (pdf1)(pdf2)

 

Week 3: Wavelength Routed Networks (pdf1)(pdf2)

Routing and Wavelength Assignment:

Hui Zang, Jason Jue, and Biswanath Mukherjee “A Review of Routing and Wavelength Assignment Approaches for Wavelength-Routed Optical WDM Networks” Optical Networks Magazine, Jan. 2000

 

Logical Topology Design:

Rajiv Ramaswami, Kumar N. Sivarajan “Design of Logical Topologies for Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications 14(5): 840-851 (1996)

 

Week 4-5: (pdf1)(pdf2)(pdf-analysis)

 

Wavelength Conversion

Byrav Ramamurthy, Biswanath Mukherjee “Wavelength Conversion in WDM NetworkingSelected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on, Sep 1998 (or chapter 10 in B. Mukherjee’s book)

Jennifer M. Yates, Michael P. Rumsewicz, Jonathan P. R. Lacey “Wavelength Converters in Dynamically-Reconfigurable WDM Networks” IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials 2(2): (1999)

 

Analysis of Blocking Probability

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.

R. Barry and P. 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.

 

Adaptive RWA

Mokhtar, A.; Azizoglu, M. Adaptive wavelength routing in all-optical networksIEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, April 1998

 

Week 6:  Network Survivability 1 (pdf) (pdf)

 

Dongyun Zhou; Subramaniam, S. “Survivability in optical networks” IEEE Network, Page(s):  16- 23, Vol. 14, Issue 6, Nov/Dec 2000

Fumagalli, A.; Valcarenghi, L. “IP restoration vs. WDM protection: is there an optimal choice?IEEE Network, Page(s):  34- 41, Vol. 14, Issue 6, Nov/Dec 2000

Ramamurthy, S.; Sahasrabuddhe, L.; Mukherjee, B.  Survivable WDM mesh networks” IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, Volume 21, Issue 4, April 2003 Page(s):870 - 883

 

Week 7:  Network Survivability 2 (pdf) (pdf)

J.-F. Labourdette   “Shared mesh restoration in optical networksProc. OFC 2004

Jing Zhang; Keyao Zhu; Mukherjee, B.; “Backup reprovisioning to remedy the effect of multiple link failures in WDM mesh networks IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Volume 24, Aug 2006 Page(s):57 - 67

C. Assi, W.  Huo, A. Shami, N. Ghani “Analysis of capacity re-provisioning in optical mesh networks” IEEE Communication Letters, Volume 9, July 2005 Page(s): 658 - 660

 

Week 8:  Midterm (sample)

 

Week 9:  Network Survivability 3 (pdf) (pdf)

 

p-cycles

W.D. Grover, D. Stamatelakis, "Cycle-oriented distributed pre-configuration: ring-like speed with mesh-like capacity for self-planning network restoration," in Proc. IEEE International Conf. Commun. (ICC '98), Atlanta, June 8-11 pp. 537-543.

W.D.Grover, "Understanding p-Cycles, Enhanced Rings, and Oriented Cycle Covers" (invited paper), 1st Int’l Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN’02), Singapore, Nov.11-14, 2002, pp. 305-308

 

FIPP

A. Kodian, W.D. Grover, “Failure independent path-protecting p-cycles: efficient and simple fully pre-connected optical-path protection,” IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 23, no.10, October 2005

 

Availability analysis

D. S. Mukherjee, C. Assi, A. Agarwal, “An Alternative Approach for Enhanced Availability Analysis and Design Methods in p-Cycle-Based Networks IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Volume 24, December 2006.

M. Clouqueur, W.D. Grover, "Availability analysis and enhanced availability design in p-cycle-based networks," Photonic Network Communications, Springer Science, 10:1, July 2005, pp. 55-71.

 

Week 10:  Traffic grooming (pdf) (pdf) (Chapters 13&14 in B. Mukherjee)

 

Keyao Zhu and Biswanath Mukherjee, “A Review of Traffic Grooming in WDM Optical Networks: Architecture and Challenges,” Optical Networks Magazine, 2003.

Keyao Zhu, Hui Zang, and Biswanath Mukherjee, “A Comprehensive Study on Next-generation Optical Grooming Switches,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 21, issue 7, pp 1173-1186, Sep. 2003.

Canhui (Sam) Ou, Keyao Zhu, Hui Zang, Laxman H. Sahasrabuddhe, and Biswanath Mukherjee  Traffic Grooming for Survivable WDM Networks –

Shared Protection ,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 21, issue 9, Nov. 2003.

 

 

Week 11:  Optical Access Networks I (pdf)(pdf)

 

G. Kramer, B. Mukherjee, and A. Maislos, Ethernet Passive Optical Networks, In S. Dixit, editor, Multiprotocol over DWDM: Building the Next Generation Optical Internet, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. March 2003.

G. Kramer, B. Mukherjee, S. Dixit, Y. Ye, and R. Hirth, Supporting differentiated classes of service in Ethernet passive optical networks, OSA Journal of Optical Networking, vol. 1, no. 8/9, pp. 280-298, August 2002.

M. Maier

M. P. McGarry, M. Maier, and M. Reisslein Ethernet PONs: A Survey of Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA) Algorithms IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. S8-S15, Aug. 2004

Chadi Assi, Y. Ye, S. Dixit and M. Ali Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for Quality of Service Over Ethernet PONs, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, JSAC, Vol. 21, Issue: 9, Pages, 1467 – 1477, Nov 2003.

A. Banerjee, Y. Park, F. Clarke, H. Song, S. Yang, G. Kramer, K. Kim, and B. Mukherjee, A Review of Wavelength-Division Multiplexed Passive Optical Network (WDM-PON) Technologies for Broadband Access, OSA Journal of Optical Networking, Vo.4, No.11, pp. 737-758, November 2005.

 

Week 12:  Optical Access Networks II (see week 11 for notes)

 

Week 13:  Optical Packet/Burst Switching (pdf)(pdf) (R. Ramaswami, Chapters 17, 18 in B. Mukherjee)

 

S. Yao, B. Mukherjee, and S. Dixit, “Advances in Photonic Packet Switching: An Overview,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 38, no. 2, February 2000, pp. 84-94

C. Qiao and M. Yoo, “Optical Burst Switching - A New Paradigm for an Optical Internet”, Journal of High Speed Networks, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp.69-84, 1999

 

Week 14:  Midterm 2 (sample: pdf) (grades)

 

Project Description  (architectures)