Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Historical overview of optical networks; 2. Optical switching networks; 3. Building blocks; 4. Summary; Part II. Optical Wide Area Networks: Overview; 5. Generalized multiprotocol label switching; 6. Waveband switching; 7. Photonic slot routing; 8. Optical flow switching; 9. Optical burst switching; 10. Optical packet switching; Part III. Optical Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview; 11. Resilient packet ring; 12. WDM ring networks; 13. RINGOSTAR; Part IV. Optical Access and Local Area Networks: Overview; 14. EPON; 15. WDM EPON; 16. STARGATE; 17. Gigabit ethernet; 18. Radio-over-fiber networks; Part V. Testbeds: 19. What worked and what didn't; 20. Testbed activities; 21. Summary; Bibliography; Index.