OPTI 6222 - Optical Communication Networks

Optical signal coding, multiplexing and de-multiplexing. Timedomain medium access (TDM (SONET) and TDMA), wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM and WDMA). Optical networks, add-drop multiplexing (OADM), switching and routing technologies, Dispersion management. Optical clock and timing recovery. Optical amplification, wavelength conversion, transport, and networking protocols. Broadband ISDN concepts. Access, metro, and longhaul network topologies.

Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): OPTI 6221 or graduate standing in ECE, CS, or IT.
Cross-listed Course(s): OPTI 8222.

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