Edited by
Casimer DeCusatis, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Corporation
Description
The third edition of this Handbook provides a comprehensive, easy to use guide to the field of optical fiber data communications. Written
by experts in the industry from major companies such as IBM, Cisco and Nortel, the Handbook is a key reference for optical fiber technology,
networking, protocols, applications, manufacturing, and future directions. It includes chapters on all the major industry standards,
written by the same experts who developed them.
This edition contains new material on transceiver form factors (QSFP, SFP +, XFP,
X2), manufacturing standards, including JEDEC and RoHS, as well as the latest revisions to industry standards including 8G and 10G Fiber
Channel, FICON, SONET GFP/LCAS, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. The book also contains new chapters on emerging technologies and leading edge
applications such as silicon photonics, nanophotonics, parallel optical interconnects, specialty fiber cable types, and optical backplanes.
Features include:
* New Case Studies on Voice/Data Convergence, Redesigning Mainframe I/O, National LambdaRail, and optical peer-to-peer
networks
* Includes an expanded listing of references on the World Wide Web, plus hard-to-find references for international, homologation,
and type approval requirements
* Quick reference tables of all the key optical network parameters and a glossary that defines hundreds
of technical terms and acronyms
* An accompanying website provides an online portal to the data communications community, containing
podcasts on key topics, links to related material from technical societies, corporations and other professional organizations
Written
for engineers by engineers, this Handbook will be an indispensable, hands-on reference for optical networks and equipment developers,
designers, and installers, as well as for students studying optical fiber communications wanting an understanding of, and insight into,
professional practice.
Audience:
Optical fiber communication network engineers and equipment developers; graduate students studying optical fiber communications
