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By: Gilbert Held

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Paperback | 15 June 2001

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Network manager's practical introduction to optical networking

With cheaper bandwidth and greater robustness, optical networking components are looking increasingly tempting-perhaps even mandatory for maintaining your network's competitiveness. InDeploying Optical Networking Components, veteran communications consultant Gil Held utilizes language and terms already familiar to network managers -- without overwhelming you with optical science -- to help you:

* Understand the role of LEDs, lasers, single mode and multimode optical fiber and couplers and amplifiers
* Bridge the divide between conventional systems and optical upgrades
* Relate optical technologies to existing networks
* Evaluate optical components in the context of your existing infrastructure
* Apply practical integration and migration techniques in LANs, WANs, and other infrastructure
* Familiarize yourself with technical changes in performance measurement, system management, switching technology, support requirements, and other key challenges

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
Optical Networking and Basic Terminology	p. 2
Advantages of Optical Transmission	p. 6
Disadvantages of Optical Fiber	p. 11
Understanding Light	p. 17
Describing Light	p. 18
Basics of Electromagnetic Waves	p. 21
Power Measurements	p. 33
Metallic Media Transmission Rate Constraints	p. 41
Optical Media Transmission Rate Constraints	p. 44
Understanding Optical Fiber	p. 47
Evolution	p. 48
Fabrication	p. 49
Basic Composition	p. 50
Light Flow in a Fiber	p. 52
Optical Fiber Metrics and Terms	p. 57
Fiber Composition	p. 67
Types of Cable	p. 70
Connectors	p. 72
Insertion Loss	p. 74
The EIA/TIA 568 Standard	p. 75
Light Sources and Detectors	p. 77
Components of an Optical Transmission System	p. 78
Light Sources	p. 80
Photodetectors	p. 97
Couplers and Connectors	p. 102
Fiber in the LAN	p. 109
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)	p. 110
Ethernet and Fast Ethernet	p. 121
Gigabit Ethernet	p. 130
Fiber in the WAN	p. 141
Evolution and Rationale	p. 142
SONET and SDH	p. 156
Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) and Dense WDM (DWDM)	p. 172
Fiber in the Neighborhood	p. 185
The Existing Telephone Company Infrastructure	p. 186
The Original Cable TV Infrastructure	p. 192
The Evolving Local Telephone Network	p. 195
The Evolving Cable TV Infrastructure	p. 198
Fiber to the Home	p. 202
Fiber in the Building	p. 207
Fiber-Optic Modems	p. 208
Fiber-Optic Multiplexers	p. 219
Optical Mode Converters	p. 223
Frequency vs. Wavelength	p. 227
Glossary	p. 243
Abbreviations	p. 249
Index	p. 253
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