ECE 710 Topic 6 - Photonic Networking
Instructor
Professor Pin-Han Ho
Lecture time
Tuesday 11:30 AM – 2:20 PM
Textbooks
Course lecture notes. No textbook is required.
Prerequisite
None
Course Outline
-
Introduction
to
network
architectures.
- Evolution of the Internet. Introduction of data communication systems. Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS).
- Principles of internetworking. (1 week)
- Optical communication systems (1 week)
- Basis of routing in optical networks and Internet Protocols (1 week)
-
Network
survivability,
availability
and
multi-layer
protection
schemes
(4
weeks)
- Shared Backup Path Protection (SBPP), Segment Shared Protection (SSP), Ring based protection, Pre-configured cycle (p-cycle), all-optical monitoring systems
- Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) and the integration of EPON and WiMAX (2 week)
Marking Scheme
- Research project report: 40%
- Reading assignment & presentation: 10%
- Final Exam: 50%