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This comprehensive volume reveals the latest research on commercial systems with up to 160 OC-48 channels, optical ATM switch architectures, optical multiprotocol lambda and label switching, synchronous optical networks and digital hierarchy, and the Internet Protocol layer.Optical Switching/Networking and Computing for Multimedia Systems exploresrecent developments in the routing efficiency of multihop optical networks supported by wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) with limited wavelength conversiondifferent routing techniques in WDM networks for virtual topology mapping, wavelength routing and assignment, dynamic routing, wavelength conversion, quality-of-service (QoS) provisions, and multicastingthe challenges facing both carriers and service providers in expanding optical networking capabilities for the next generation Internetmultimedia access protocols for shared medium networksand describesa methodology for integrating different medium access control protocols into a single shared medium networkefficient accommodation of various types of multimedia traffic streams with different characteristics and QoS demandsthe design and performance of lightwave data storage using computer analysis and simulationpredictive network modeling software to anticipate system performancethe configurability of large networks and scaling projectionsContaining over 450 citations, display equations, figures, and tables, this reference is ideal reading for optical and electrical engineers; physicists; telecommunications managers; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.