1. Overview on MPLS Virtual Private Networks

   • Artan Halimi
   • Brikena Statovci-Halimi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 131

2. Influence of the IP Traffic Asymmetry on the Cost of the Optical Network Layer

   • Sophie De Maesschalck
   • Mario Pickavet
   • Piet Demeester

   OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 150

3. Methods for Stabilizing the Gain of EDFAs in Burst Switching Optical Networks

   • Hao Feng
   • Erwin Patzak
   • Jürgen Saniter

   OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 166

4. Wavelength Conversion Placement in WDM Mesh Optical Networks*

   • Amrinder S Arora
   • Suresh Subramaniam

   OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 177

5. On Multicast Routing for Wavelength-Routed WDM Networks with Dynamic Membership

   • Nen-Fu Huang
   • Te-Lung Liu
   • Bo Li

   OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 190

6. Minimizing the Number of Multicast Transmissions in Single-Hop WDM Networks

   • Hwa-Chun Lin
   • Chun-Hsin Wang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 203

7. WDM Intelligent Transport Network for All-Optical Routing

   • Abelardo Podcameni
   • M. M. Mosso
   • E. S. da Silva

   OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 210