EECE 452: Introduction to Optical
Networking
2011-2012
Term 2
Announcements:
29 Jan 2012: Solutions
to problem set no. 1 has been posted, and will be reviewed in class on Tuesday,
31 January. For the mid-term test on Thursday, 2 February, you
will be responsible for materials up the end of the 26 January lecture. Course notes (Powerpoint
slides), problem sets and personal handwritten notes may be used for reference in
the test, but no textbook or other reference
material or programmable calculator will be allowed. A non-programmable calculator may be
used.
16 Jan 2012: Problem
set no. 1 has been posted, and is due after the lecture on Thursday, 26
January.
27 Dec 2011: You are welcome to register for EECE 452. This course
does not involve complex mathematics, but you are expected to be familiar with
basic probabilities and discrete random processes. Lectures will start on
Thursday, Jan. 5. The first lecture will be a short one to give the course
overview. You will be asked to
provide an email address that will be used to access the course notes.
Course
Objectives: The objective of this
course is to gain an understanding of various issues in designing an optical
network. Topics include SONET/SDH, wavelength division multiplexing, framing
techniques, traffic grooming, multiple access protocols, virtual topology
design, routing and wavelength assignment, protection and restoration, and
optical packet switching.
Time: Tuesday/Thursday: 3:30
– 5:00 pm
Place: MCLD 242
Textbook (required): Rajiv Ramaswami,
Kumar Sivarajan, and Galen Sasaki, Optical
Networks: A Practical Perspective, 3rd Edition, Morgan Kaufman
Publishers, 2010.
References:
Grading Scheme (may be adjusted):
Assignments: 10%
Mid-term tests: 40% (Feb. 2, Mar. 8)
Final exam: 50%