Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION AND OPTICAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES
Overview of Optical Communication Networks: Current and Future Trends
A. Gencata, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, N. Singhal, and B. Mukherjee, University of California, Davis, USA
Evolution of Optical Networks Architecture
M. Y. Raja and, University of North Carolina, USA
Design Aspects of Optical Communications Networks
K. Potharlanka, T. Antani, B. Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA, L. Sahasrabuddhe, and B. Mukherjee, University of California, Davis, USA
Evolution to an Optical Broadband Services Network
D. Benjamin, P. Green, and K. McGuinness, Nortel Networks, Canada

PROTOCOLS FOR OPTICAL NETWORKS
Multiprotocol Label Switching
M. Sadiku, Prairie View A&M University, Texas, USA
Dynamic Synchronous Transfer Mode
M. Sadiku, Prairie View A&M University, Texas, USA
A Survey of Fair Bandwidth Allocation for Muticast Over the Internet
H. Yousefizadeh, A. Zilouchian, and M. Ilyas, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN OPTICAL NETWORKS
Emerging Optical network Management
I. Chlamtac, Univeristy of Texas, Dallas, USA, W.R. Franta, GATX Capital, California, USA, and J.P. Jue, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Optical Network Resource Management and Allocation
D. Zhemin, and M. Hamdi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Real-Time Provisioning of Optical Communication Networks
C. Assi, City University of New York, USA, A. Shami,Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada, and M.A. Ali, City University of New York, USA
ROUTING AND WAVELENGTH ASSIGNMENT IN WDM NETWORKS

Routing and Wavelength Assignment with Multi-Granularity Traffic in Optical Networks
P. Ho, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and H.T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Adaptive Routing and Wavelength Assignment in All-Optical Networks: The Role of Wavelength Conversion and Virtual Circuit Deflection
E. A. Varvarigos, University of Patras, Greece, T. Varvarigou, and E. Verentziotis, National Technical University, Athens, Greece

CONNECTION MANAGEMENT IN OPTICAL NETWORKS
Connection Management in Wavelength Routed All Optical Networks
Xiaohong Yuan, North Carolina A&T State University, USA
A Novel Distributed Protocol for Path Selection in Dynamic Wavelength-Routed WDM Networks
P. Ho, University of Waterloo, Ontario and H.T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Distributed Light-Path Control for Wavelength-Routed WDM Networks
J. Zheng and H.T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

SURVIVABILITY IN OPTICAL NETWORKS
Recent Advances in Dynamic Lightpath Restoration in WDM Mesh Networks
C.V. Saradhi and C.S.R. Murthy, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Restoration in Optical WDM Mesh Networks
S. Das, and M. Gerla, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Shared Alternate-Path Protection with Multiple Criteria in All-Optical Wavelength-Routed WDM Networks
B. Zhou, Queens University, Ontario, Canada and H.T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR OPTICAL NETWORKS
Optical Transport Networks: A Physical Layer Perspective
M.Y. Raja, University of North Carolina, NC, USA and M. Ilyas, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA
Fiber Optic Sensors
T. Iqbal, City of Riviera Beach, FL, USA
Wavelength Converters
M.A. Alhaider, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia