Editorial Foreword on the Special Issue on “WDM Technology in Core, Metro and Access Networks” Harmen R. van As OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 196
Minimizing Wavelength Conversions in WDM Path Establishment* Rami MelhemShu LiTaieb Znati OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 211
Virtual Source Based Multicast Routing in WDM Optical Networks N. SreenathC. Siva Ram MurthyG. Mohan OriginalPaper Pages: 213 - 226
Routing Mechanisms Employing Adaptive Weight Functions for Shortest Path Routing in Optical WDM Networks Nilesh M. BhideKrishna M. SivalingamTibor Fabry-Asztalos OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 236
Impact of Fiber Non-linearity in High Capacity WDM Systems and in Cross-Connected Backbone Networks Stefano BinettiSvetlana ChemiakinaRoberto Sabella OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 243
Improved Approaches for Cost-Effective Traffic Grooming in WDM Ring Networks: Uniform-Traffic Case* Wonhong ChoJian WangBiswanath Mukherjee OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 254
The Berlin City Ring—a Testbed for Future Metropolitan Networks W. FischlerH. BockK. Jobmann OriginalPaper Pages: 255 - 267
Scheduling in Optical WDM Networks Using Hidden Markov Chain Based Traffic Prediction Erik L. JohnsonKrishna M. SivalingamManav Mishra OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 283
Internetworking of Multiwavelength Local Optical Networks Based on a Wavelength-Tolerant Receiver Technology* Tarek S. El-BawabAnura P. Jayasumana OriginalPaper Pages: 285 - 296
Flexibly Reconfigurable Fiber-Wireless Network using Wavelength Routing Techniques: The ACTS Project AC349 PRISMA Ton KoonenKees SteenbergenJeroen Wellen OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 306
Ethernet PON (ePON): Design and Analysis of an Optical Access Network Glen KramerBiswanath MukherjeeGerry Pesavento OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 319