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1. Modeling, Simulation, Design and Engineering of WDM Systems and Networks: An Introduction.- 2. Computer Modeling of Transport Layer Effects.- 3. State of the Art in Device and Network Element Level Modeling.- 4. Semianalytical Models for Network Performance Evaluation.- 5. Commercial Optical Communication Software Simulation Tools.- 6. Optical Interconnects.- 7. Short Range (in building) Systems and Networks: A Chance for Plastic Optical Fibers.- 8. WDM Phase-Modulated Millimeter-Wave Fiber Systems.- 9. Fiber to the Home Through Passive Optical Networks.- 10. Coherent Optical Communication Systems.- 11. Design Process for Terrestrial & Undersea DWDM Network Upgrades.- 12. Impairment-Aware Optical Networking: A Survey.- 13. Provisioning and Survivability in Multi-Domain Optical Networks.- 14. Future Directions in WDM Systems and Networks.