Optical Networks, 3rd Edition

Index

An f or a t following a page number denotes a figure or a table, respectively.

A

A1 and A2 bytes (SONET), 381, 382t

AAL-1 adaptation layer, 805–806

AAL-5 adaptation layer, 805–806

absorption. See material absorption

absorption of photons, 157, 165

acceptance angle, 54

access networks, 629–650

architecture, 631–636, 632f

enhanced HFC systems, 636–638

fiber to the curb (FTTC), 638–639

PON evaluation, 648–649

accounting management, 471

acousto-optic tunable filters (AOTFs), 149–153, 149f, 150f

flattening EDFA gain with, 298, 299f

as wavelength crossconnects (WXCs), 152–153, 153f

acronyms, list of, 747–756

active region, SOAs, 167, 169

ACTIVE state (OFC protocol), 503, 504f

adaptation layers, ATM, 805–806

adaptation management, 470, ...