Updated and expanded‎,‎ this second edition of the acclaimed Multiwavelength Optical Networks provides a detailed description of the structure and operation of modern optical networks‎.‎ It also sets out the analytical tools for network performance evaluation and optimization for current and next generation networks‎,‎ as well as the latest advances in enabling technologies‎.‎ Backbone optical networks are evolving to mesh topologies using intelligent network elements‎;‎ a new optical control plane is taking shape based on GMPLS‎;‎ and significant advances have occurred in Fiber to the Home/Premises ‎(‎the ‎'‎last mile‎'‎‎)‎‎,‎ metropolitan area networks‎,‎ protection and restoration‎,‎ and IP over WDM‎.‎ New research on all‎-optical packet switched networks is also covered in depth‎.‎ Also included are current trends and new applications on the commercial scene‎.‎ This book is an invaluable resource for graduate and senior undergraduate students in electrical engineering‎,‎ computer science‎,‎ and applied physics‎,‎ and for practitioners in the telecommunications industry‎.‎