TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS FOR OPTICAL NETWORKS.

The article focuses on transport protocols for optical networks. The term "transport protocol," as used in the article and in the context of computer communication systems, refers to an end-to-end protocol. The article presents features of optical networks that are particularly salient to transport protocols. It provides an overview of the generic functions that transport protocols are expected to provide, and discusses how these functions are affected by the use of optical networks. The article describes specific transport protocols that have been used with optical networks.