THIS COURSE COVERS THE IMPORTANT ISSUES IN OPTICAL NETWORKS INCLUDING THE EXISTING AND FUTURE TECHNOLOGY. EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO THE NETWORK ELEMENTS AND DESIGN, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT, AND PROTECTION AND SURVIVABILITY OF THE PARTICULAR NETWORKS(THIS COURSE COVERS THE IMPORTANT ISSUES IN OPTICAL NETWORKS INCLUDING THE EXISTING AND FUTURE TECHNOLOGY. EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO THE NETWORK ELEMENTS AND DESIGN, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT, AND PROTECTION AND SURVIVABILITY OF THE PARTICULAR NETWORKS)