ELEC 434: Introduction to Optical
Networking
2017-2018
Term 2
Announcements:
1 Jan. 2018: You are welcome to register for ELEC 434. 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 Wednesday,
3 Jan. 2018. You will access
the course notes and further announcements via UBC Connect using your UBC CWL
login. If you need my approval to
register for this course, please bring a course add/drop form to the first
lecture for my signature.
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 access networks.
Why Take
This Course: Optical networks
constitute the key technology that is propelling the high speed Internet, which
touches our daily live by providing global connections between people and
access to the web of information. This
course gives you in-depth knowledge on the elements of optical networks and how
they work together to support high capacity data transfer. You will also learn
to design optical networks and analyze their performance. If you are interested in a career in
telecommunications or pursuing research on high speed networks, or if you are
just curious about how the Internet moves a huge amount of information in a
short time, this course is for you.
Time: Mondays/Wednesdays 12:30 – 1:45
pm
Place: MCLD 220
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: 30%
Final exam: 60%