Next Generation Transport Networks: Data, Management, and Control Planes

Next generation transport is used to support storage, VOIP, DSL, Cable and soon-to-be FTTX. This book is a survey of the key technologies that comprise the backbone of the networking infrastructure. It explains transport networks, how they are used, management of the layers, and the role of standards in the development of certain technologies.

The book is beneficial to both practitioners and academics as the book serves as a single source to get an understanding of how the past and current transport networks are built and operated and what are the technologies enabling the next generation transport networks.