Course 4050: Optical Networking Fundamentals

This course provides a technical overview of optical networking. It gives students a solid understanding of optical networking field principles and practice.

Underlying principles are reviewed along with common optical solutions and practices. Our newly upgraded Optical Networking Series includes Examples, Implementation and Trade-offs. It explains and provides practical tips on how to design and implement Networks for Optimum Performance. Hours of Real-life case studies are used to demonstrate key concepts. The optical networking seminar provide the Rock-Solid foundation of optical systems. We present and explain SONET/SDH and DWDM implementation.

This course provides you with a comprehensive business and technical foundation in optical networking and its services and applications development.

Overview

• What is the different type of fiber optics?
• What are the differences between SONET/SDH and WDM/DWDM?
• What is a all-optical network?
• Will optical networks mean the end of the existing telecom structure?
• What is next?
• What does the future hold for photonic switching?
• Will we ever have the photonic equivalent of the Pentium chip?

Advanced Topics

• Light Sources
• Introduction to Fiber Optic Systems
• Propagation of Signals in Optical Fiber
• Optical Network Breakthroughs
• Modulation and Demodulation
• Tansmission System Engineering

Photonic Networks

• First-Generation Optical Networks
• Second-Generation Optical Networks
• Wavelength Routing Networks
• Optical Core Networks Technology Trends 
• Optoelectronic Devices
• Optical Components
• Optical Amplification 
• Optical Transmitters
• Tunable Lasers 
• Multiplexers and Filters
• Modulators
• Optical Switches, Routers, Cross-Connects and Processors
• Wavelength Division Multiplexing/Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
• Optical Networks and the Optical Layer

All-Optical Network Archietcture and design

• Control and Management
• Configuration, Fault and Performance Management
• Protection Concepts, Deployment Considerations
• IP, ATM, DWDM and the Future of SONET/SDH