chapter 1 Overview of optical communication networks: Current and future trends* / chapter 2 Evolution of optical networks architecture / chapter 3 Design aspects of optical communication networks / chapter 4 Evolution to an optical broadband services network / chapter 5 Multiprotocol label switching / chapter 6 Dynamic synchronous transfer mode / chapter 7 A survey on fair bandwidth allocation for multicast over the Internet / chapter 8 Emerging optical network management / chapter 9 Optical network resource management and allocation / chapter 10 Real-time provisioning of optical communication networks / chapter 11 Routing and wavelength assignment with multi-granularity traffic in optical networks / chapter 12 Adaptive routing and wavelength assignment in all-optical networks: the role of wavelength conversion and virtual circuit deflection / chapter 13 Connection management in wavelength-routed all-optical networks / chapter 4 teen A novel distributed protocol for path selection in dynamic wavelength-routed WDM networks / chapter 15 Distributed lightpath control for wavelength-routed WDM networks / chapter 6 teen Recent advances in dynamic lightpath restoration in WDM mesh networks* / chapter 17 Restoration in optical WDM mesh networks / chapter -- chapter 18 Shared alternate-path protection with multiple criteria in all-optical wavelength-routed WDM networks / chapter -- chapter 19 Optical transport networks: A physical layer perspective / chapter 20 Fiber optic sensors / chapter 21 Wavelength converters