Fiber Optic Data Communication

Thisbook is an authoritative review of current and future trends in thefield of telecommunications. Written by industry experts who aredeveloping leading-edge data communication networks, Fiber Optic DataCommunication provides professionals and students alike with a lookat emerging technologies and their applications.It includes emergingtechnologies such as Infiniband, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and MPLSOptical Switching:This book describes leading edge commercialproducts, including LEAF and MetroCore fibers, dense wavelengthmultiplexing, and Small Form Factor transceiver packages;Covers allmajor industry standards, often written by the same people whodesigned the standards themselves; Includes an expanded listing ofreferences on the World Wide Web, plus hard-to-find references forinternational, homologation, and type approval requirements,Convenient tables of key optical datacom parameters and glossary withhundreds of definitions and acronyms; Industry buzzwords explained,including SAN, NAS, and MAN networking and datacom market analysisand future projections from industry leading forecasters