M.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY/JUNE 2007. First Semester Communication Systems CO 1603 - OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (Common to M.E.

- Optical Communication) (Regulation 2005) Time : Three hours Maximum: 100 marks Answer ALL questions. PART A - (10 x 2 = 20 marks) 1.Mention the advantages and disadvantages of optical communication. 2.What is the need for couplers and isolators? 3.How is STS - 1 frame organized? 4.Specify the Protection architectures of sonet. 5.List any two features of shuffienet multihop Network. 6.Compare single hop and multihop network. 7.What is the need for wavelength routing testbeds? 8.Name any two routing techniques in optical communication networks. 9.Draw the basic building blocks of WDM approach. 10.What are the key design objectives of optical TDM Networks? PART B - (5 x 16 = 80 marks) 1. (a) With neat diagram explain the design objectives and construction of Optical Networking. (16) Or (b) Discuss the functions of following optical components. (i) Three port circulator (4) (ii) Fabry perot filter (8) (iii) Electro-optical directional coupler. (4) 12. (a) Explain in detail Network management and Protection architectures of SDH. (16) Or (b) With neat diagram, explain the elements of SONET infrastructure. (16) 13. (a) What is meant by Broadcast and select Network? Discuss the design issues and objectives in detail. (16) Or (b) Explain the functions of Media access control protocols. (16) 14. (a) Discuss the concepts of Routing and wavelength assignment with neat diagram. (16) Or

(b) Explain in detail the issues in network design of wavelength routing networks and optical layer cost tradeoffs. (16) 15. (a) Compare and contrast Broadcast networks and switch based networks in detail. (16) Or (b) Discuss in detail, SDM, TDM and WDM approaches in High capacity Networks. (16)