Daniel Minoli is CTO of a Wi-Fi startup. Previously a principal of the Infoport Group, product development consultants to the telecom industry, he has had a distinguished career at Lucent Technologies and AT&T. Dan is a prolific author. He also teaches at Stevens Institute of Technology and New York University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsChapter 1: Advances and Opportunities in Next-Generation SONET and Other Optical ArchitecturesChapter 2: Optics PrimerChapter 3: Traditional SONET ArchitecturesChapter 4: Next-Generation SONET and Optical ArchitecturesChapter 5: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) SystemsChapter 6: Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) TechnologyChapter 7: All-Optical NetworksChapter 8: GMPLS in Optical NetworksChapter 9: Free-Space Optics (FSO)Chapter 10: Practical Design and Economic ParametersAppendix A: Revenue per EmployeeAppendix B: Calculating Your Sales Staff NumberAppendix C: Generalized "Rule of 78"AcronymsIndex

Daniel Minoli is CTO of a Wi-Fi startup. Previously a principal of the Infoport Group, product development consultants to the telecom industry, he has had a distinguished career at Lucent Technologies and AT&T. Dan is a prolific author. He also teaches at Stevens Institute of Technology and New York University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsChapter 1: Advances and Opportunities in Next-Generation SONET and Other Optical ArchitecturesChapter 2: Optics PrimerChapter 3: Traditional SONET ArchitecturesChapter 4: Next-Generation SONET and Optical ArchitecturesChapter 5: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) SystemsChapter 6: Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) TechnologyChapter 7: All-Optical NetworksChapter 8: GMPLS in Optical NetworksChapter 9: Free-Space Optics (FSO)Chapter 10: Practical Design and Economic ParametersAppendix A: Revenue per EmployeeAppendix B: Calculating Your Sales Staff NumberAppendix C: Generalized "Rule of 78"AcronymsIndex

Daniel Minoli is CTO of a Wi-Fi startup. Previously a principal of the Infoport Group, product development consultants to the telecom industry, he has had a distinguished career at Lucent Technologies and AT&T. Dan is a prolific author. He also teaches at Stevens Institute of Technology and New York University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsChapter 1: Advances and Opportunities in Next-Generation SONET and Other Optical ArchitecturesChapter 2: Optics PrimerChapter 3: Traditional SONET ArchitecturesChapter 4: Next-Generation SONET and Optical ArchitecturesChapter 5: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) SystemsChapter 6: Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) TechnologyChapter 7: All-Optical NetworksChapter 8: GMPLS in Optical NetworksChapter 9: Free-Space Optics (FSO)Chapter 10: Practical Design and Economic ParametersAppendix A: Revenue per EmployeeAppendix B: Calculating Your Sales Staff NumberAppendix C: Generalized "Rule of 78"AcronymsIndex