EEC 613: Optical Computer Networks

EEC 613: Optical Computer Networks

Fiber optic communication is the technology of choice for long distances and very high bit rates. The high bit rates are particularly important to support Internet traffic that is growing dramatically due to applications such as video (video on demand, IPTV), very large file transfers (youtube, grid computing,…), etc. In this course we will go over fiber-optic communication and networking. During the first half of the course, we will cover physical and link layers to understand the advantages and limitations of optical transmission technology. The second half of the course is on optical networks. The focus is on architectures, design, control and management.  

Instructor:	Dr. Ahmed Farghal, Ph.D. Office: Commun. building – 2nd  floor, Room-309 E-mail: ahmedfarghal7080@gmail.com Facebook: Click here Scheduled Office Hours: TBD. Open Door Policy: When my door is open, you are welcome to come in.
Syllabus:	Syllabus for Spring 2018 (PDF)
Textbook:	R. Ramaswami, K. Sivarajan, and G. Sasaki, Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective. 3rd ed., ELSEVIER Inc. , 2010.
Lectures: Midterm Exam: Final Exam:	Sunday, 09:00 am – 11:15 am. TBD. TBD.

Course Topics:

Introduction to Optical Networks Building blocks of Optical Networks WDM as a foundation of Optical Networking Light Transmission in Optical Fibers Signal Impairments Along the Lightpath Optical Switching Elements Optical Networks Design Core Optical Networks Metro Optical networks Optical access networks Wavelength Routing and Assignment Traffic Grooming and Protection Elastic Modulation Coding as a Networking Tool Optical Network Management and Routing Principles Impairment Aware Routing Optical Circuit Switching Optical Packet Switching Optical Burst Switching Energy Awareness in Optical Networking Network Modeling Tools Network Design Guidelines

References:

Biswanath Mukherjee, Optical WDM Networks, Springer, 2006.

Announcements

11/03/2018       Lecture notes #2 has been posted. 
04/03/2018       Lecture notes #1 has been posted. 
04/03/2018       Lectures: Sundays, 09:00 am – 11:15 am.. 

Lecture Notes

The lecture notes are available as Adobe PDF files through the links in the table below.   

Lecture Notes: Spring 2018

Date:	Lecture Topics:	Files:
Mar. 04, 2018	Introduction: Background and Motivation, Switching In Optical Networks, Electronic Bottleneck, First/Last-Mile Bottleneck, Fiber Access Network	Lecture 1
Mar. 11, 2018	Components of WDM Networks - I Optical Fibers - Reflection and Refraction - Transmission Impairments	Lecture 2
Mar. 18, 2018	Components of WDM Networks - II Optical Couplers - Optical Filters - Fiber Bragg Grating - Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

Problem Sets

• PS#1: Ch. 1 # 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5.

Suggested Student Lecture Topics

• Elastic Optical Networks (link)
• Energy-Efficiency in Optical Networks (link)
• Optical Interconnects (link)
• Optical Data Center Networks (link)
• Optical Networking for 5G Mobile and Wireless Communications (link)
• Traffic Grooming in Optical Networks.
• Optical Network Restoration.

Student Lecture

• To be done in power point
• To include specific examples to illustrate the concepts.
• No overview only lectures, must include examples, must go beyond just summarizing a paper/algorithm.
• Goal is to educate the class about the topic.
• Each student will provide the class with references to their lecture material.

Useful Links

• Journal of Optical Communications and Networking (JOCN).
• ITU-T G.652: Characteristics of a single-mode optical fiber. 
• SONET/SDH: Synchronous Optical Networking/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
• A Brief Overview of SONET Technology.
• Advice on Research and Writing (valuable resources for postgraduate students).