Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

The scope of the Journal includes advances in the state-of-the-art of optical networking science, technology, and engineering. Both theoretical contributions (including new techniques, concepts, analyses, and economic studies) and practical contributions (including optical networking experiments, prototypes, and new applications) are encouraged. Subareas of interest include the architecture and design of optical networks, optical network survivability and security, software-defined optical networking, elastic optical networks, data and control plane advances, network management related innovation, and optical access networks. Enabling technologies and their applications are suitable topics only if the results are shown to directly impact optical networking beyond simple point-to-point networks.

《Journal of Optical Communications and Networking》的范围包括光网络科学、技术和工程的最新进展。该期刊期望接收理论研究（包括新技术、概念、分析和经济研究）和实践研究（包括光网络实验、原型和新应用）。其感兴趣的子领域包括光网络的架构和设计、光网络生存性和安全性、软件定义光网络、弹性光网络、数据和控制平面进步、网络管理相关创新以及光接入网络。仅当结果显示能够直接影响光网络（超越简单的点对点网络）时，支持技术及其应用才是合适的主题。