This book presents the general engineering considerations that have resulted in a fundamental change in telecommunications computer networks. It emphasizes optoelectronic switching in the fusion into traditional telecommunications.
Part I: Optoelectronic Switching Systems in Telecomm-Unications
1. Fundamentals of Telecommunication Switching Systems
2. Optoelectronic Switching in Telecom-Munications
3. Optoelectronic Network Design and Hardware
4. Traffic Control, Nonblocking Networks, and Local Area Networks Part II: Optoelectronic Processors
5. Hardware of Optoelectronic Processors
6. Optoelectronic Control Operator Processor: Design Philosophy
7. Examples of Effective Applications of Optoelectronic Processors
8. Optoelectronic Processors: Structural and Functional Aspects