1. QoS-Friendly Wavelength Assignment in Dynamic Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks

   • Tao Deng
   • Suresh Subramaniam

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5 - 22

2. Wavelength Converters Placement in All Optical Networks Using Particle Swarm Optimization

   • Choon Fang Teo
   • Yun Cie Foo
   • Gerardo Castañón

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 37

3. Sparse Regeneration in Translucent Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks: Architecture, Network Design and Wavelength Routing

   • Xi Yang
   • Byrav Ramamurthy

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 53

4. Availability Analysis and Enhanced Availability Design in p-Cycle-Based Networks

   • Matthieu Clouqueur
   • Wayne D. Grover

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 71

5. On the Maximum Protection Problem in IP-over-WDM Networks Using IP LSP Protection

   • N. S. C. Correia
   • M. C. R. Medeiros

   OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 85

6. A Novel Dynamic Fault Restoration Mechanism Using a Multiple Ring Approach in WDM Mesh Networks

   • I-Shyan Hwang
   • I-Feng Huang
   • Chia-Chun Chien

   OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 105

7. Ethernet-over-SONET(EoS) over WDM in Optical Wide-Area Networks (WANs): Benefits and Challenges

   • Keyao Zhu
   • Jing Zhang
   • Biswanath Mukherjee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 118