1st Edition

Telecommunication Networks

By Eugenio Iannone Copyright 2012
    918 Pages 508 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    918 Pages 508 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Many argue that telecommunications network infrastructure is the most impressive and important technology ever developed. Analyzing the telecom market’s constantly evolving trends, research directions, infrastructure, and vital needs, Telecommunication Networks responds with revolutionized engineering strategies to optimize network construction.

    Omnipresent in society, telecom networks integrate a wide range of technologies. These include quantum field theory for the study of optical amplifiers, software architectures for network control, abstract algebra required to design error correction codes, and network, thermal, and mechanical modeling for equipment platform design.

    Illustrating how and why network developers make technical decisions, this book takes a practical engineering approach to systematically assess the network as a whole—from transmission to switching. Emphasizing a uniform bibliography and description of standards, it explores existing technical developments and the potential for projected alternative architectural paths, based on current market indicators.

    The author characterizes new device and equipment advances not just as quality improvements, but as specific responses to particular technical market necessities. Analyzing design problems to identify potential links and commonalities between different parts of the system, the book addresses interdependence of these elements and their individual influence on network evolution. It also considers power consumption and real estate, which sometimes outweigh engineering performance data in determining a product’s success.

    To clarify the potential and limitations of each presented technology and system analysis, the book includes quantitative data inspired by real products and prototypes. Whenever possible, it applies mathematical modeling to present measured data, enabling the reader to apply demonstrated concepts in real-world situations. Covering everything from high-level architectural elements to more basic component physics, its focus is to solve a problem from different perspectives, and bridge descriptions of well-consolidated solutions with newer research trends.

    Introduction

    Book Content and Organization

    Using This Book

    Acknowledgments


    Drivers for Telecommunication Network Evolution

    Market of Telecom Carriers

    Requirements for Next Generation Networks


    Networks Fundamentals and Present Architectures

    Network Infrastructure Architecture

    Network Functional Architecture

    Network Convergence over IP

    Comparison among Different Core Architectures


    Technology for Telecommunications: Optical Fibers, Amplifiers, and Passive Devices

    Optical Fibers for Transmission

    Optical Fiber Amplifiers

    Optical Filters


    Technology for Telecommunications: Integrated Optics and Microelectronics

    Semiconductor Lasers

    Semiconductor Amplifiers

    PIN and APD Photodiodes

    Optical Modulation Devices

    Optical Switches

    Electronic Components

    Electronics for Transmission and Routing

    Interface Modules and Transceivers


    Transmission Systems Architectures and Performances

    Intensity Modulation and Direct Detection Transmission

    Intensity Modulation and Direct Detection Systems Using Optical Amplifiers

    Alternative Modulation Formats

    Hardware Architecture of Optical Transmission Systems


    Switching Systems: Architecture and Performances

    Space Division Switch Fabrics

    Time Division Switch Fabrics

    Wavelength Division Switch Fabrics

    Hardware Platforms for Switching Network Elements

    On the Performances of Core Switching Machines

    Circuit Switching in the Transport Layer

    Packet Switching at MPLS and IP Layers: Routers

    Packet Switching at Ethernet Layer: Carrier Class Ethernet Switches


    Convergent Network Management and Control Plane

    ASON Architecture

    GMPLS Architecture

    Design and Optimization of ASON/GMPLS Networks

    GMPLS Network Design for Survivability

    Impact of ASON/GMPLS on Carriers OPEX


    Next-Generation Transmission Systems Enabling Technologies, Architectures, and Performances

    100 Gbit/s Transmission Issues

    Multilevel Optical Transmission

    Alternative and Complementary Transmission Techniques

    Design Rules for 100 Gbit/s Long Haul Transmission Systems

    Summary of Experimental 100 Gbit/s Systems Characteristics


    Next-Generation Networking: Enabling Technologies, Architectures, and Performances

    Optical Digital Network

    Transparent Optical Transport Network

    Transparent Optical Packet Network (T-OPN)


    The New Access Network Systems and Enabling Technologies

    TDMA and TDM Overlay Passive Optical Network

    WDM Passive Optical Network

    WDM-PON versus GPON and XG-PON Performance Comparison

    Enabling Technologies for Gbit/s Capacity Access


    Appendix A: SDH/SONET Signaling

    Appendix B: Spanning Tree Protocol

    Appendix C: Inter-Symbol Interference Indexes Summation Rule

    Appendix D: Fiber Optical Amplifiers: Analytical Modeling

    Appendix E: Space Division Switch Fabric Performance Evaluation

    Appendix F: Acronyms

    Biography

    Eugenio Iannone received his university degree in electronic engineering from Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. He is a well-known executive consultant working mainly for small and medium-size companies. He consults on optimizing methods to drive key innovation processes or to transfer technologies from research institutes and universities to the industrial environment. With 15 years of experience in the telecommunication industry, Iannone has held several managerial positions. Since 2002, Iannone has been a senior vice president of application engineering at Pirelli Labs OI, the company’s research and design center for telecommunications and strategy. He has also served as marketing director at PGT Photonics, the arm devoted to telecommunication components and subsystems business. During the course of his career, Iannone has authored more than 100 papers and developed several international patents on optical transmission, optical switching, and the architecture of optical networks.