Martin Maier is an Associate Professor with the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), at the University of Quebec, Canada. He received his MSc and PhD degrees both with distinctions (summa cum laude) from Technical University Berlin, Germany. He was a Postdoc Fellow at MIT and a Visiting Associate Professor at Stanford University. His research interests include the design, control, and performance evaluation of next-generation optical networks and their evolutionary WDM upgrade strategies. Dr Maier is also the author of the book Metropolitan Area WDM Networks - An AWG Based Approach.

• Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Historical overview of optical networks; 2. Optical switching networks; 3. Building blocks; 4. Summary; Part II. Optical Wide Area Networks: Overview; 5. Generalized multiprotocol label switching; 6. Waveband switching; 7. Photonic slot routing; 8. Optical flow switching; 9. Optical burst switching; 10. Optical packet switching; Part III. Optical Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview; 11. Resilient packet ring; 12. WDM ring networks; 13. RINGOSTAR; Part IV. Optical Access and Local Area Networks: Overview; 14. EPON; 15. WDM EPON; 16. STARGATE; 17. Gigabit ethernet; 18. Radio-over-fiber networks; Part V. Testbeds: 19. What worked and what didn't; 20. Testbed activities; 21. Summary; Bibliography; Index.

Martin Maier is an Associate Professor with the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), at the University of Quebec, Canada. He received his MSc and PhD degrees both with distinctions (summa cum laude) from Technical University Berlin, Germany. He was a Postdoc Fellow at MIT and a Visiting Associate Professor at Stanford University. His research interests include the design, control, and performance evaluation of next-generation optical networks and their evolutionary WDM upgrade strategies. Dr Maier is also the author of the book Metropolitan Area WDM Networks - An AWG Based Approach.

• Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Historical overview of optical networks; 2. Optical switching networks; 3. Building blocks; 4. Summary; Part II. Optical Wide Area Networks: Overview; 5. Generalized multiprotocol label switching; 6. Waveband switching; 7. Photonic slot routing; 8. Optical flow switching; 9. Optical burst switching; 10. Optical packet switching; Part III. Optical Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview; 11. Resilient packet ring; 12. WDM ring networks; 13. RINGOSTAR; Part IV. Optical Access and Local Area Networks: Overview; 14. EPON; 15. WDM EPON; 16. STARGATE; 17. Gigabit ethernet; 18. Radio-over-fiber networks; Part V. Testbeds: 19. What worked and what didn't; 20. Testbed activities; 21. Summary; Bibliography; Index.

Martin Maier is an Associate Professor with the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), at the University of Quebec, Canada. He received his MSc and PhD degrees both with distinctions (summa cum laude) from Technical University Berlin, Germany. He was a Postdoc Fellow at MIT and a Visiting Associate Professor at Stanford University. His research interests include the design, control, and performance evaluation of next-generation optical networks and their evolutionary WDM upgrade strategies. Dr Maier is also the author of the book Metropolitan Area WDM Networks - An AWG Based Approach.

• Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Historical overview of optical networks; 2. Optical switching networks; 3. Building blocks; 4. Summary; Part II. Optical Wide Area Networks: Overview; 5. Generalized multiprotocol label switching; 6. Waveband switching; 7. Photonic slot routing; 8. Optical flow switching; 9. Optical burst switching; 10. Optical packet switching; Part III. Optical Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview; 11. Resilient packet ring; 12. WDM ring networks; 13. RINGOSTAR; Part IV. Optical Access and Local Area Networks: Overview; 14. EPON; 15. WDM EPON; 16. STARGATE; 17. Gigabit ethernet; 18. Radio-over-fiber networks; Part V. Testbeds: 19. What worked and what didn't; 20. Testbed activities; 21. Summary; Bibliography; Index.