Abstract Wireless Mesh Networks, offering transmission rates of 1–10 Gb/s per a millimeter-
wave link (utilizing the 71–86 GHz band) seem to be a promising alternative to fiber optic …

Failures in optical networks are inevitable. They may occur during work being done for the
maintenance of other infrastructures, or on a larger scale as the result of an attack or large …

Efficient and reliable network transport technologies are the key features in optical network.
With the introduction of new multicast based applications and high bandwidth intensive …

Since the introduction of the Internet in the 1970s, the concept of global communications has
notably changed our daily activities. Communication networks and networked systems, in …

This chapter addresses the issues of resilience of Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) formed
by stationary mesh routers organized in a mesh topology and providing transportation of …

The points-of-presence of optical networks are interconnected by photonic paths capable of
carrying Terabits of data. However, signals along those photonic paths accumulate …

With the increase in bandwidth consumption of today's applications, backbone networks are
required to carry great amounts of traffic, which is achieved using Wavelength Division …

Optical networks facilitate the configurations of high-speed network connections with
tremendous bandwidth between the optical switches. Optical switches are interconnected by …

This chapter presents a case study on resilient routing in Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs)
commonly formed by stationary mesh routers interconnected by wireless links. High …